Foreign Service Websites and Blogs

This collection of sites has special appeal to Foreign Service Families. Are we missing an important site? Let us know!

FSYF Youth Blog: Connect. Share. Create

https://wordpress.com/view/fsyf.wordpress.com

U.S. Department of State Family Liaison Office (FLO)

http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/ 

Foreign Service Institute Overseas Briefing Center

http://www.state.gov/m/fsi/tc/c6954.htm 

U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Schools

http://www.state.gov/m/a/os/ 

American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)

http://www.afsa.org

Associates of American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW)

http://www.aafsw.org 

Tales from a Small Planet is home to  “real” post reports.

http://www.talesmag.com/ 

Foreign Service Youth - COLLEGE Bound

Closed Group - Request Permission to Join

https://www.facebook.com/groups/FSYCollegeBound

Trailing Houses Facebook Page

Closed Group - Request Permission to Join

https://www.facebook.com/groups/trailinghouses/

Livelines - Yahoo Discussion Forum hosted by AAFSW (see above).  

Must be member to join this 4,000+ member group

www.aafsw.org

FSParent - Yahoo Discussion Forum

fsparent-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

FSGifted - Yahoo Discussion Forum for families with gifted children in the Foreign Service

fsgifted-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

FSSpecialNeeds - Yahoo Discussion Forum for families with special needs children

fsspecialneeds-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Expat-Homeschool - Yahoo Discussion Forum for FS and expat families who home school

expat-homeschool-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Denizen for Third Culture Kids

http://www.denizenmag.com/

Expat Women: Helping Women Living Overseas

http://www.expatwomen.com 

Expat Expert: The website of experienced expat and author, Robin Pascoe

http://www.expatexpert.com 

Interaction: Today’s Voice for Third Culture Kids and Internationally Mobile Families

http://www.interactionintl.org/home.asp 

TCKid: A Home for Third Culture Kids

http://www.tckid.com/ 

TCK World: The Official Home of Third Culture Kids

http://www.tckworld.com/ 

 

Families in Global Transition

http://www.figt.org/ 

The Interchange Institute

http://www.interchangeinstitute.org/ 

Expat Arrivals: Local Info for Global Expats

http://www.expatarrivals.com/ 

TCK Academy Expert Interview Series

http://tckacademy.com/class/interviews/ 

Examiner: Inside Source for Everything Local (Washington, DC)—Third Culture Kids

http://www.examiner.com/x-26490-Third-Culture-Kids-Examiner