Embracing the expat life can be painful.

Here are the reasons why TWW co-owner Phill Feltham came to know God through Jesus Christ.

Anyone who has traveled with a pet knows that the process can become quite and ordeal. The animals sit in their cages, cramped in the dark belly of the plane where there is no one to calm their nerves. All the while their owners sit above them in coach, heavy with guilt wondering if their furry friend will ever forgive them for such a torturous act.

What does it mean to leave a country after calling it home for a full year? How do you begin to pack up your entire life? As my flight time edges ever closer, the list gets longer and surprisingly more difficult.

As an expat, you always meet new people. Teaching contracts expire throughout the year, and other foreigners are constantly coming and going.