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  • 83 | Still Supported by the International Community: Marie-Cécile's Return to France
    2026/04/29

    Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with Marie-Cécile Collomp, an independent education consultant originally from France. Dubai was her family’s third expat assignment, and after COVID, the company transferred her family back to France. With her teenagers almost ready to graduate from international schools, they could not return to the French education system. Marie-Cécile's family had to find the best city with the best fit, and that was back in an international community. Listen to Marie-Cécile describe how she considered this move back home as another expat assignment and how they needed to pivot to support their eldest son who went overseas to college.

    ⁠www.mc2studies.com⁠

    marie@mc2studies.com


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  • 82 | Nativity Sets in Dubai: Marie-Cécile's Stories from the UAE
    2026/04/21

    Our guest today is Marie-Cécile Collomp, an independent education consultant originally from France. She began her expat experiences in university, then married and went abroad again with her family. Marie-Cécile speaks about her time in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with her husband and teenagers and the beauty of the international community there. There were camel races and falcon hospitals, but then there was also COVID. Listen in on how Marie-Cécile worked to keep good communication within her family and with her international community even through the trials.

    Learn more about Marie-Cécile's educational consulting services at http://www.mc2studies.com.

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  • 81 | Upskilled and Adaptive: Pafoua's Return to the U.S. from China
    2026/04/01

    Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with Pafoua Her Pistoresi, a Hmong American travel blogger, mom of one, and ministry leader. She spent four years of teaching ESL at an international Christian school in Wuhan, China, where she took advantage of all that it had to offer, including paying off college debt, saving, and traveling to 20 countries. But a relationship was calling, and she decided to return to the U.S. where she eventually married and now applies many skills which she acquired overseas to her Californian life. Listen to Pafoua’s stories about the layers of adjustments and reinventions upon her return to the U.S.

    https://www.herwanderfulworld.com/

    https://planitaway.com/https://youtube.com/@paftalks

    https://lifeplusworldwide.com/

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  • 80 | A Brave, New International Teacher: Pafoua's Stories from China
    2026/03/24

    Our guest today is Pafoua Her Pistoresi, a Hmong American travel blogger, mom of one, and ministry leader. She studied to be an ESL teacher and got her first job teaching in a Christian international school in Wuhan, China. These are her stories of her adjustment to Chinese culture, love of the international and local people, and beginning of her growing worldview and exploration. Hear how she became brave in the midst of double adjustments: the stress of being a first year teacher and settling into a new culture and place.

    https://lifeplusworldwide.com/

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    31 分
  • 79 | Landing on Humility: Dave's Return Stories to the United States
    2026/03/11

    Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with Dave Darval, bush pilot turned commercial pilot and husband to Ginger Darval of episodes 76 and 77. Dave’s work for Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) in Colombia was cut short after safety issues, so he and Ginger packed up their family of five and returned to southern California. He continued flying into Mexico during their first years of transition, and then he decided to fly commercially after that. Listen to Dave reflect on his time back in the U.S. and his partnership with Ginger as they get ready to celebrate their 50 years of marriage.

    Mission Aviation Fellowship

    Jungle Pilot book by Russell T. Hitt

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  • 78 | A Pilot Goes Global in the 1980's: Dave Darval's Stories Flying in Colombia with MAF
    2026/03/04

    Our guest today is Dave Darval, bush pilot turned commercial pilot and husband to Ginger Darval of episodes 76 and 77. Dave picks up where Ginger left off in the story of their forming a family in the mid 1970’s and going abroad for Dave’s work in aeronautics. First they were off to train pilots in Saudi Arabia, and then to fly Cessna bush planes for Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) in the mountains of Colombia. Listen as Dave shares his stories of starting his young family (each of his children were born in different countries) and honing his precision landings in the grass landing strips surrounded by rain forest.

    Mission Aviation Fellowship

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  • 77 | When the Support is Strong: Ginger's Return Stories to the U.S.
    2026/02/18

    Welcome back to Part 2 of our interview with Ginger Darval, a retired nurse and boomerang third culture kid who spent her growing-up years in Ecuador, returned to the U.S., and then went abroad again after she was married (hence, the boomerang). In this episode, Ginger tells us stories from when she returned to Chicago for college and how, even though she was beginning a new life, her previous life sent connections and built-in support in those college years. And now, more than fifty years later, she shares how she remains connected to the place where she grew up.


    Third Culture Kid Book

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    31 分
  • 76 | Quito was Home: Ginger's Stories from Ecuador in the 1960's
    2026/02/10

    Our guest today is Ginger Darval, a retired nurse and boomerang third culture kid who spent her growing up years in Ecuador, returned to the U.S., and then went abroad again after she was married (hence, the boomerang). She finally moved back to the U.S. in the 1980’s where she continued to work as a nurse and raise her three children. In this episode, Ginger tells us stories of what it was like growing up in the 1960’s as part of a missionary community in Quito, Ecuador. Her father worked in the hospital connected to HCJB (now Reach Beyond), and Ginger and her siblings were part of a close knit group which saw each other through trauma and at the same time, possibility.

    Recovering from Traumatic Stress book

    Mental Health Support for TCKs, ATCKs, and Expat Families

    Reach Beyond Radio Ministries

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    32 分