Based in Zurich since 2015, Grace Lee Camoglu offers a unique perspective on navigating life and travel in Europe. As a Chinese-American raising a family in Switzerland with her Turkish husband, she brings firsthand experience to cross-cultural living and international travel. Originally from Atlanta, GA, Grace’s professional background spans various roles including product management, partnership management, and operations at companies like Google, LexisNexis, and Intapp in the San Francisco Bay Area and Product Management Festival/Peak Product in Zurich. After eight years in Zurich, she channeled her passion for travel into her business, Your Travel Story, specializing in crafting custom itineraries for families and multi-generational groups exploring Switzerland and Europe by land and river. With a BA from Northwestern University and […]

Going on an international assignment is often a relationship challenge. Even if you have already been married for a long time, moving abroad can bring out the best and worst in the relationship with your spouse and/or life partner. Gone are the days of the “expat wife” sitting in the expat country club, playing tennis or painting her fingernails at the pool while an armada of the staff was taking care of the driving, children, household, and cooking. Today, life partners and spouses are of all backgrounds and all colors. My observation is that more and more male spouses are joining female expats. We also see more same-sex couples doing assignments together. Some couples plan to have a family while […]

A factor that is often underestimated in Global Mobility is the critical importance of developing global competency. As you probably understand already, the arena of Global Mobility is vast, and nobody will have all the answers for you. If you enjoy constant challenges and a day that never looks the same Global Mobility could be right for you. However, you also need to be very structured, focused, and analytical. For Global Mobility Lecturers like Angie Weinberger, it is a constant challenge to provide a curriculum that is based on the right career level and also deep enough. Most courses you will find about Global Mobility in your home country will assume the home approach and all the particular legal areas […]