Let me begin by thanking CANADEM deployees and all other international workers who are working on the front lines or remotely, in your ho...

What are the secrets to success on short term international missions? Long term international missions provide time to learn. Those that ...

Success begins with me.  Do I have what it takes to succeed on international assignments?  Research suggests that while 75% of us enjoy w...

As a short term traveller, you don’t have time to get sick.  You will get better but being sick will consume your working time and feel u...

The world can be a dangerous place.  We don’t want to be naive about it.  We also don’t want to be paralyzed by the risks.  The ideal zon...

The secret to successful packing for short term international missions is “small”. Keep it light and compact. Pack what you think you’l...

Humans survive by getting the job done.  It turns out there are many ways to do that. Cultures evolve to meet human needs in different en...

We are about to get a new car – with an automatic transmission! It sounds simple – you might even imagine easier than the manual transmi...

A small part of an iceberg, perhaps 10%, is visible above the waterline.  The rest, holding up the visible part, is hidden below the surf...

Do the dishes before you leave Short term missions are a bit out of time and space.  They hold their own challenges but while we are on t...