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	<title>Educating Global Nomads</title>
	
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	<description>International Education Consulting</description>
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		<title>Is There a College for D Students?</title>
		<link>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/11/02/is-there-a-college-for-d-students-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[College Admissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Differences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Disabilities and College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Struggling Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Culture Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transition to College/University]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A colleague asked me that question this morning. Seems the young man she is working with is “not working up to his potential”. I see this so often that I am dropping everything to write about this very important topic. I work with all kinds of kids, from the superstars going to top tier colleges [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tips for Surviving THE WORST ROOMMATE EVER, Part 2: The Best Friend/Roommate Tango</title>
		<link>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/09/27/5-tips-for-surviving-the-worst-roommate-ever-part-2-the-best-friendroommate-tango/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/09/27/5-tips-for-surviving-the-worst-roommate-ever-part-2-the-best-friendroommate-tango/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Third Culture Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transition to College/University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college roommates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Kristina Grappo, guest blogger, TCK, and recent grad. Read Part 1 here. Congratulations! You survived your freshman year roommate, and you have graduated onto sophomore status… This means parties in the quad, later class times in the morning, and looking at those incoming freshmen carrying 50 pounds worth of books in their backpacks thinking, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tips for Surviving THE WORST ROOMMATE EVER</title>
		<link>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/08/27/5-tips-for-surviving-the-worst-roommate-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/08/27/5-tips-for-surviving-the-worst-roommate-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Third Culture Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transition to College/University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college roommates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transition to college]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/?p=294</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Kristina Grappo, guest blogger, TCK, and recent grad. It’s freshman move-in day. You’re the first person to your room. You’re finally able to get rid of your parents. Bed Bath and Beyond trip? Check. Last minute trip to the grocery store to stock up on granola bars, Easy Mac, and Ramen? Check! Congratulations, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Find a Good Tutor When You’re Living Abroad</title>
		<link>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/08/10/how-to-find-a-good-tutor-when-youre-living-abroad/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/08/10/how-to-find-a-good-tutor-when-youre-living-abroad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education for Expat Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internationally Mobile Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tutoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expat families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Service families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Nomads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tutors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/?p=286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest blogger Rebecca Zook writes on how to find a good tutor when living overseas. Trying to find a qualified tutor while living abroad can sometimes leave expat parents feeling lost. Whether you’re searching for a precalculus tutor in Beijing or a reading tutor in the UAE, here are some tips on how to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Things to Know Before Taking Your Special Needs Child Overseas</title>
		<link>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/03/23/five-things-to-know-before-taking-your-special-needs-child-overseas/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/03/23/five-things-to-know-before-taking-your-special-needs-child-overseas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Families in Global Transition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Differences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transitions and Resiliency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internationally Mobile Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning disability support]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/?p=270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I did a brief presentation at the Families in Global Transition conference in Washington, DC, for internationally mobile families about taking special needs children overseas. These are my &#8220;top 5&#8243; tips based on years of experience working with international families as an Independent Educational Consultant (IEC). 1. Do not expect that international schools will always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So You Want to Do “Something International”?</title>
		<link>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/02/18/so-you-want-to-do-something-international/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/02/18/so-you-want-to-do-something-international/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career Fair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expat Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Culture Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Career advising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career options]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international students]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/?p=255</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I talk to students about college, we naturally talk about their future career plans and goals. And not surprisingly, many Third Culture Kids or international students in my practice who have had an international experience while growing up seek other international experiences as adults. I have other students, too, who have never been overseas [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why a Sudden Departure from “Home” is a Big Hairy Deal</title>
		<link>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/01/30/why-a-sudden-departure-from-home-is-a-big-hairy-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/01/30/why-a-sudden-departure-from-home-is-a-big-hairy-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Evacuations with Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Families in Global Transition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internationally Mobile Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Culture Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transitions and Resiliency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[authorized departure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evacuations with kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Nomads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ordered departure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/?p=246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I watch the events in Egypt unfold, my thoughts are with the thousands of expat children and families who are living in Egypt as well as their Egyptian friends and playmates. Maybe others are thinking about the political implications of this open rebellion, but I&#8217;m thinking about the many families who may be ordered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning Disabilities, Self-Esteem, and Future Plans: What Does It Mean for Students in International Schools?</title>
		<link>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/01/15/learning-disabilities-self-esteem-and-future-plans-what-does-it-mean-for-students-in-international-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/01/15/learning-disabilities-self-esteem-and-future-plans-what-does-it-mean-for-students-in-international-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Differences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Support in College]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Struggling Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American schools overseas and learning disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning disabilities and international schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning disability support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TCKs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/?p=236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I just finished reading a college essay written by one of my students about coping with learning differences in an international school that refuses to acknowledge or accept learning disabilities in its students. In her poignant essay, this B/C student writes about how hard she worked to keep up with the other students, and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Making College a Financial Fit and Match</title>
		<link>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/01/14/making-college-a-financial-fit-and-match/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2011/01/14/making-college-a-financial-fit-and-match/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Admissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enrollment Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Educational Consultant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selectivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California state schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent educational consultants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[institutional need]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[net tuition revenue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paying for college]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/?p=231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many families worry about how to pay for college, and therefore the default position is for the aspiring student to apply to the local state university where the tuition has traditionally been much more reasonable. But the news coming out of the Golden State of California is downright distressing. Earlier this week Governor Jerry Brown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are High School Counselors Failing Our Kids?</title>
		<link>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2010/12/30/are-high-school-counselors-failing-our-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/2010/12/30/are-high-school-counselors-failing-our-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[College Applications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education for Expat Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educational Consultants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independent Educational Consultant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college counseling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school guidance counselors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IECA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[independent educational consultants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UC Irvine Educational Consulting Certificate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCLA Certificate in College Counseling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rebeccagrappo.com/blog/?p=227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that of the 466 graduate counseling programs in the United States, only 42 degree programs offer a course in college counseling? And that only one program in the nation, Long Island University, makes that course mandatory? I was shocked when I read that. The source of this statistic is Patrick O&#8217;Connor, the [...]]]></description>
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