Hannah Morris - Humble beginnings to intercultural learning.

Having visited over 50 countries Hannah met her partner whilst living in India and now helps others with student re-entry transitions.

About Hannah

Dr. Hannah Morris is an international educator and world traveller passionate about assisting others as they navigate their own intercultural transitions. Her current work is based on her professional experiences abroad along with her research in higher education and intercultural learning and it has enabled her to combine the academic and practical knowledge of cross-cultural transitions to help students, families, and schools around the globe.

Hannah was born with the travel bug. A daughter of an adult third culture kid and a self-described gypsy, she has visited over 50 countries and lived on four continents. She met her partner at a Halloween party in New Delhi, India while she was leading a group of students in Incredible India. A year later she moved to Delhi to live with him and a year and a half later they re-entered the US to spend a year in DC, a new city for Hannah.

“Surround yourself with a really supportive group of people who you know will cheer you on.”

— Dr. Hannah Morris

When coming home...

• Emotions Hannah faced - Difficulties with political situations and reigniting friendship circles. She felt lost.
• How Hannah supported herself - Completing re-entry transition before heading off again. Being a tourist in her own town. Find things to appreciate every day. Being open to meet new people.
• How did her mindset change - Sharing her feelings with others, realising that its ok to be sad.
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock.

1. Friendship groups dont magically happen when you return home, you have to work to create and foster them.
2. Work to your strengths, don't just make your ideas fit.
3. Enjoy the ride - make the best out of everything you can.

• Advise to herself for returning home - Breathe

“Celebrate what happens and celebrate what didn’t.”

— Dr. Hannah Morris

Links

Website: www.interculturaltransitions.org

Facebook: interculturaltransitions

Hannahs Twitter: @hannahmorrisphd

“Be more honest, its ok to be sad!”

— Dr. Hannah Morris

Katy Grable - Growing up in Europe and returning to the U.S. at 16 years old.

Born in Hawaii and grew up in Europe, Katy lived in a military family before returning to the U.S.

About Katy

Katy Grable was raised in a military family, and after spending the first few years of her life in Hawaii she then moved across the planet to Germany. Katy spent most of my formative years moving around the Germany and returned to the US when she was 16 years old.

Her parents took every opportunity to travel with her when she was a child. They took weekend road trips around central Europe. She went to summer camps in Italy, Austria, and Switzerland, as well as theatre camps in London. Katy was lucky to have parents who realised what a great opportunity for travel being stationed abroad was.

“My time in Europe really gave me this ‘thirst’ for Adventure.”

— Katy Grable

When coming home...

• Emotions Katy faced - Upset and was angry with her dad. Teenage angst. Very sad and felt like an outsider.
• How Katy supported herself - Spend a few months being chained to her family and reading Harry Potter. Started to join clubs and groups so she could find her people.
• How did her mindset change - So much going on in her mind. Saw it as a new opportunity a chance to meet new friends and new adventures and cultivated gratitude in a place that had so much to offer.
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

1. The importance of being adaptable and resiliant.
2. Appreciated different cultures and make the most of your time travelling.
3. Get out of your comfort zone.

• Advise to herself for returning home - Don't worry, you are really going to love your life in Texas. You will be happy.

“I dont think I really realised how important it was to be adatable until I made that giant move from Germany to the U.S.”

— Katy Grable

Links

Website: www.aroundtheworldinkatydays.com

Katys Instagram: @aroundtheworldinkatydays

Facebook: aroundtheworldinkatydays

Julianna Barnaby - Soul searching in Central America.

Going full circle from travel writer to lawyer, six weeks in Central America and following her soul calling to return to travel writing.

About Julianna

Julianna is a travel blogger and creator of 'The Discoveries Of.' A travel writer who retrained as a lawyer and worked in London before going back to her original passion of travel writing.

Julianna took the six weeks to spend time travelling in Central America and did a road trip up the West Coast of the US, before returning home to the UK.

“Trying to be aware of my own feelings and my own thoughts a lot more rather than doing things automatically.”

— Julianna Barnaby

When coming home...

• Emotions Julianna faced - Hard, tough and difficult to face returning home from travel. Sharp contrast. Felt like there was not much control.
• What had changed - Didn't want to be a lawyer full time anymore...but what do I do?
• How Julianna supported herself - started writing again
• How did her mindset change - being conscious of what she was feeling
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

1. There is never a good time to do something. You need to make the time happen.
2. Be open to experainces
3. Some things are worth taking a gamble on.

• Advise to herself for returning home - I wish I had travelled sooner to figure out what I wanted to do.

“I wanted to write a travel website that I would want to read!”

— Julianna Barnaby

Links

Website: www.thediscoveriesof.com

Juliannas Instagram: @thediscoveriesof

Twitter: @discoveriesof

“There is never a good time to do something, you can keep on waiting for the right time to do something....sometimes the right time is just the time you do it.”

— Julianna Barnaby

Mel Cook - From Peru to Miami and falling in love.

From shy Mel to confident body and lifestyle transformational specialist.

About Mel

Once known as shy Mel, she is now a girl full of swag who loves the opportunity to stay in shape. Mel is a body and lifestyle transformation specialist who loves life and loves inspiring people to achieve the body and lifestyle that they have always craved.

Mel travelled for 4 months, a month in Peru and 3 months living in Miami. She spent her time training as a sprinter with an Olympic development coach, volunteering and working on herself.

“The way I do things in life is, I dont make my decision once I know how to do something...I make the decision and find a way of making it happen.”

— Mel Cook

When coming home...

• Emotions Mel faced - Numb, floating and looking down on her life, unsure about next steps

• How Mel supported herself - You always need something to look forward to, life coaching

• How did her mindset change - Mindset is extremely important, you cant stop you have to keep doing things towards your vision.

• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

1. Its hard work coming back home and feeling grounded and settled again.

2. Having a focus and a vision. Where you put your focus is where your energy goes.

3. Look within

• Advise to herself for returning home - keep looking within

“We travel to get the high, adventure and excitement, but we can actually get all of that when were focused, disciplined and working hard towards something.”

— Mel Cook

Links

Website: www.imanifit.com

Mels Instagram: @meljaydeoliech and Imani Fitness Instagram: @imanitribetransformations

Facebook: Mel Cook

Facebook: Imanitribe

“When you make a decision whole heartedly, everything just falls into place.”

— Mel Cook

Mike Campbell - Corporate marketer to living immediately.

Slow travelling through North America and spending quality time with his wife and daughter.

About Mike

Mike Campbell is a speaker, podcast host and writer behind liveimmediately.com. He encourages parents and organisations to live more with less, and to spend as much time as possible doing things they enjoy with people they love.

During 2016 Mike, his wife and then 4 year old daughter went on a family adventure where they attempted to house and pet sit their way through North America.

They spent winter in the north woods of Wisconsin, in a log cabin in the middle of a national forest, in a town called Clam Lake that has a population of 37 people. When they arrived there daughter was the youngest person in the town and Mike was the second youngest.

They then had spring in the Colorado Rocky Mountains of Breckenridge, summer in Rhode Island, and Autumn in Upstate New York.

“Everything works out in the end, if its not worked out its not the end.”

When coming home...

• Emotions and feelings Mike faced - finding life rhythm, juggle finances, career and life. Unknown of what will happen next.
• Biggest stress - Not wanting to come back to the 'normal,' trying to figure out what his next chapter was all about, continually maintaining the relationship with his wife and daughter.
• How Mike supported himself - Support has always been around him with his wife and family. Diving into setting up his new website and podcast.
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock.

1. Time is the true currency.
2. Our kids are always in contact with us.
3. The trip is only one part of the journey.

• Advise to himself when coming home - This is just another stop on the adventure, this is not the end, just another destination so enjoy the ride.

“You don’t know what the end result is and you think you might be able to predict how something will turn out, but more times than not it turns out completely different, but even more beautiful.”

— Mike Campbell

Links

Website: www.liveimmediately.com 

Podcast: Live Immediately

Mikes Instagram: @liveimmediately

Facebook:  Live Immediately

Twitter: @liveimmediately

Hashtag - #liveimmediately

“When you start saying yes to your kids, they start asking for less.”

— Mike Campbell

Kate Cashman - Following her soul calling after 9 months in Africa.

Deciding to leave a corporate job as a lawyer and stepping into a PHD and Life Coaching business.

About Kate

Kate is a rest and renewal coach, events creator, writer and speaker at The Breath Between. She helps busy professionals and entrepreneurs become leaders of their personal lives and find time, space and strategies to feel truly relaxed, renewed and ready to show up in their lives feeling energised and rejuvenated.

She is also a lecturer in law, a mum to two small kids, a passionate traveler and lives in the green island of Tasmania.

“Travel teaches you to be courageous in times were you might not otherwise.”

— Kate Cashman

When coming home...

• Emotions Kate faced - Anxiety, down, disconnect.
• What had changed - Her perception on the world.
• Biggest stress - Had no money and no car to get around, gut feeling screaming at her to change career paths.
• How Kate supported herself - became introspective, spent time on her own, meditation, yoga and then getting out and about.
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock.

1. Flexibility.
2. Open your heart to people
3. We are so lucky to live where we do, we must be thankful for that.

• Advise to herself for returning home - Be ready to be a changed person, plan to have time for yourself and plan to have some things to do.

“Our hearts where burst wide open from the people we met.”

— Kate Cashman

Links

Website - www.katecashman.com

Kates Instagram - @thebreathbetween