Such a great CBG session yesterday, organized by   Tom Britton   Isabel Uson Tirone   and team. . Such a great CBG session yesterday, organized by Tom Britton Isabel Uson Tirone and team. It was great pleasure being interviewed by Elisabeth Villiger Toufexis Toufexis to introduce my relocation coaching company SWING UP Coaching & Mentoring in Cyprus, thank you so much to all of you! Relocation is not just moving houses! It is about shifting your whole life! I advice people wo

This is me at age 10 – an expat child in the 1970s The day before yesterday was the fifth anniversary of my father's death. It still feels like it was just yesterday... My parents fled Hungary for Switzerland as teenagers in 1956 – under life-threatening conditions, traumatised, but full of hope and belief in freedom for themselves and their descendants.   With courage, hard work and gratitude, they built a new life for themselves. To this day, they remain role models for me

In current times of political, economical, ecological crisis - many people are losing their familiar “@home”. In current times of political, economical, ecological crisis - many people are losing their familiar “@home”. But home also exists independently of geographical location: 1. it is an emotional map, marked by friendship, trust and rituals. 2. home 2.0 means: multiple homes are the new normal - a resillient mosaic of identity-forming spaces. 3. in a globalized world,

Why arriving in a new country is often much more difficult than leaving your own – and how resilience becomes your greatest ally. ➡️ Why arriving in a new country is often much more difficult than leaving your own – and how resilience becomes your greatest ally.   This photo was taken in Cyprus in the first few days after my seventh emigration – in February, by the sea.   The feeling of finally having done it was UNDESCRIBABLE: This is now my new home – where others go on hol

When is the best time?   My personal experience shows, adaptation, languages, and resilience develop more easily in the pre-adolescent phase. Of course, this is not the case for all families; there are teenagers who cope surprisingly well with a move, and children who need more support.     When I lived in Brazil as a child, I first spent two months listening (which was very unusual already there for me 😊) – and then suddenly spoke fluent Portuguese. My children were also pr

For the second year in a row, I swim my kilometers in the Cypriot sea almost every day – with a snorkel in complete underwater silence.   Until now, I’ve rarely seen more than a little starfish or a lost crab in my bay. But yesterday – suddenly: several schools of fish swam around me 🐠🐟🐡 Small and medium-sized, some long and thin like wooden skewers, with tiger patterns, others tiny and shimmering. -what a quiet, magical underwater world! 🌈🌊 These creatures have adapted

Already as a child I experienced what it means to pack up and move to a completely new country.. At the age of 7 my family relocated to another continent – I remember the excitement, the strangeness, the homesickness, but also the sense of adventure and pure HAPPYNESS 💫   These early experiences shaped me. Later, I lived in six different countries myself. Today I know:   👉 Moving abroad is much more than paperwork.   It is an emotional and mental journey, often underestimat

Sometimes it’s the small steps that carry the greatest meaning. Our life’s path is never straight – it crosses, turns, gets lost and finds new directions. Yet every trace tells a story of courage, encounters, and passing things on. Our footprints cross and scatter throughout life. Sometimes we move forward easily, more often we take a step back. But we live and we learn to fulfill our life path. People cross our path. Some stop for a while, walk a bit alongside us, then move

For me, good resilience means getting better and better at dealing with the many challenges of life—both mentally and physically . One key factor among many others is eating habits. COLORFUL is important in every respect, not only the colorful diversity of life, thoughts, colors, and nature, but also the wonderful palette of colors that we can give ourselves in the form of food. This is entirely in line with Ayurvedic teachings as a doctrine of healthy living for preventive h

For generations, our Hungarian family has been pickling vegetables in the sun. For generations, our Hungarian family has been pickling vegetables in the sun. It is a quiet and beautiful ritual that reminds me time and again how patience, the right environment and a proven process can bring about lasting change.   Something fascinating happens during the pickling process: 👉 Something is transformed by time, patience and the right procedure. It becomes preservable, healthy and

I am often asked, which of the  seven countries  I have relocated to so far was my favorite. That's not an easy question to answer, because each one accompanied me through a different phase of my life, but  Brazil has of course had an immense influence on me and certainly forms one of the most important foundations of my world-soul. A country with such diverse and beautiful landscapes, warm people, a childlike and genuine zest for life, wonderful food, and enchanting music. E

..Just two and a half years ago, I felt completely torn.. I Anyone who still has their parents – especially those of us from Generation X – knows what I’m talking about. My father developed Alzheimer’s and passed away five years ago unfortunately. Left behind were my mother, my now adult children – a new life start and a relocation wish with 50+. Then came the dilemma: stay and give up my dreams? Leave and risk guilt? Commute and exhaust myself? Bring her along? This consta

Persevere and keep getting back up—or let go? Just recently, someone who knows me very well 😊 said to me, “Let go!” And it wasn't the first time... Even we, who coach others, are only human and have the same ups and downs that life likes to throw at us from time to time. Like my beloved Cypriot sea – sometimes you swim beautifully in straight, wave-free, crystal-clear water, and everything fits: mind, body, and soul are in harmony!  Hard to believe – life can be so beautiful

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Shift your mindset Yes, I am one of ‘those’ people who started a new gym membership at the beginning of the year – and no, it’s not my...

...also part of emigration The bureaucratic hurdles are often one of the first and most important steps when emigrating. As an EU citizen...