Tag: nonfiction

• The Bravery of Our Past Selves

  

  I was going to write about something else today but my self-of-one-year-ago kept popping up so I decided to write about her instead. R and I have gone through such a major transition – moving from Jordan to the US – in the last year that time feels very weird. (more…)

  Georgie Nink

  February 12, 2023

  Immigration

  expat, Expat life, Family, Immigration, Mental health, nonfiction, Travel

• Quitting Syria

  

  On Tuesday, I left all my Syria WhatsApp groups and unsubscribed from Syria update emails and live trackers. Afterwards I felt a huge sense of relief. I have more to say about it – about what changed in my life these past seven years: moving from single to married, age (more…)

  Georgie Nink

  February 5, 2023

  Humanitarian work

  burnout, expat, humanitarian, Mental health, middle east, nonfiction, refugees, syria

• What We Notice When We Snap Our Laptops Shut

  

  Arlington, MA-January 2023 I spent this past week in DC for work. I flew down Monday evening, so I could go to in-person meetings with colleagues and work from our office in Arlington, VA. I’ve just joined a new project this month; there is so much to be done. The (more…)

  Georgie Nink

  January 22, 2023

  At work

  culture, Family, nonfiction, Washington DC, work, work-life balance

• How To Make A Life Resume

  

  A few years ago, I quit my job and intentionally took some time off work. I didn’t have a timeframe in mind for how long I would be unemployed, but it ended up being six months. So it was that in that spring and early summer of that year, you (more…)

  Georgie Nink

  November 20, 2022

  Trying to be a human

  burnout, expat, memoir, nonfiction, resume