Born and raised in Alaska, Tina and her
husband have raised their children in 4
different countries.
Would you want to move
with your family to raise
your child in your home
country?
My first answer would be ‘no.’
We were just recently in our
home country for 6 months.
Our kids had grandparents
close by, attended church,
went to a local elementary
My kids’ perspective and world- school, ate Chick-fil-A and
view is much broader. Words
made great friends in that
they use and things they talk
short time. I loved being close
about set them apart, in a good to family, but I enjoy our lives
way. Our lifestyle and work
as expats. There are times that
has allowed for a lot of travel to answer might be different, but
several countries and cultures. when I look at the overall picI love that they’ve had these
ture, we are right where we
experiences growing up.
want and need to be.
What are some advantages
of raising your child in a
country other than where
you grew up?