According to my Passport, I'm Coming Home

By Kay Branaman Eakin

This is a valuable resource examining the transition process from overseas to the United States, including a special focus on re-entry into US culture for children and teenagers. This 117 page PDF document includes the following chapters:

1. IF I'M HOME, WHY AM I FEELING SO LOUSY?
2. THE TEEN SCENE IN THE U.S.
3. ENCOUNTERING DIFFERENCES AT SCHOOL
4. COMMENTS FROM TEENAGERS
5. WHAT ARE THE ISSUES FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN?
6. HELPING TO EASE THE TRANSITION
7. ORGANIZING THE TRANSITION HOME
8. WHAT CAN WE DO ONCE WE GET HOME?
9. COMING HOME TO COLLEGE
10. WHEN I'M ASKED HOW I CAN STAND TO MOVE AROUND SO MUCH, I REPLY I COULDN'T IMAGINE LIFE ANY OTHER WAY
11. SPECIAL ISSUES WITHIN THE FOREIGN SERVICE
APPENDIX I - USEFUL RESOURCES
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Access it HERE.