Episode 19: Building Community Overseas Between Families and Singles with Amy Young
There are very few careers on this earth where we group individuals by their marital status. However, when it comes to team dynamics and cultural expectations overseas, it happens a lot. Oftentimes, we gravitate towards being best friends with people who share the same marital status as us, but that doesn't have to be the case. In this episode we talk with happily-single Amy Young. She shares about her experiences of living in community during her 20 years of life in China. We discuss the good and the hard of building a community which intertwines families and singles, and how sometimes you just have to invite yourself and ask to be included. Amy eloquently describes how families need singles and singles need families. When expats work hard to open our doors and our lives to each other, community is built and beauty is found. Also, find out how her life was like an episode of Friends.You know how much we love referencing Friends...
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Didn’t you just LOVE the interview with Amy? If you want to have more Amy life, you can find her a few different places:
If you’re looking for a new book to read, look no further! Amy has written a few:
Looming Transitions: Starting and Finishing Well in Cross-Cultural Service
(and don’t forget to get
the workbook with 22 activities
for families in transition)
Love, Amy: An Accidental Memoir Told in Newsletters from China
And Amy is letting our Taking Route community get a sneak peek of her next book coming soon...
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