Can Travel Heal You?
I love the book Eat, Pray, Love. I think it’s a fantastic exploration of healing, travel, and heartbreak. It has inspired people to heal deeper, travel more, and live more fully. But the movie version? Well the rom-com version of Eat, Pray, Love kind of makes it seem like healing can be tied up with […]
Can’t Find a Job? It’s Time for a Mindset Shift!
When I was in college, I wanted to work for a think tank in a research role. Today, I’m a matchmaker and expat coach. How the hell did that happen? In college, I imagined that I wanted to spend my days doing research. But once I finished graduate school, the last thing I wanted was […]
Why I Chose to Attend Graduate School Abroad
When I was a senior in college, the idea of getting a job and working full time in an office sounded like literal hell. Even though college had been really hard on me and I was a chronic overachiever, I couldn’t imagine giving up the freedom I had as a student. From where I was […]
What You Need To Know If You Want to Move Abroad Pt. 1
You just can’t concentrate at work anymore. You spend most of the day on Instagram scrolling through travel pictures. You’re job doesn’t light you up and you spend most of the day wondering if you’ll ever break out of the soulsucking rat race. Your commute is beginning to feel like torture. If you’re being honest, […]
Do You Want a Partner or an Accessory?
When working with matchmaking clients, I always take time to go over what they are looking for in a match. Yes, I need to know what they are looking for in a partner, but I’m also looking for something deeper. What they describe to me helps me get a clearer sense of whether or not […]
How to Treat Transplant Shock When You Move Abroad
Yep, you read that right. Transplant shock isn’t just for plants! If you aren’t a gardener, transplant shock is when you uproot a plant and move it somewhere else, where it fails to thrive. In some cases, the plant will even die. Like plants, we humans are rooted into our environments. Our roots may be […]
3 Reasons You Can’t Get Over Your Ex
As a matchmaker, I have a lot of clients who come to me post-breakup. These clients are always difficult, because no matter what they do or how great the match I set them up with is, they just can’t get over their ex. Sometimes these breakups happened years ago and they still can’t manage to […]