Who We Are  Ritta Yee Before becoming a Personal Coach, I worked in advertising and marketing in Southern California. In 1996 I moved to Italy, a big step for someone whose biggest relocation until then had been a 50-minute drive south of my hometown L.A. International living hasn't always been easy, but I've never looked back. I am now going on my ninth straight year of living overseas and don't know where we'll be next year and beyond. Living the expat life as an accompanying spouse, TCK (Third Culture Kid) mother, and as a woman with a bi-cultural upbringing has taught me a lot about myself and life in general. About appreciating the subtleties of cross-cultural living. About understanding how international living affects our personal identities and approach to life. We've just moved to Windsor, England after living in Italy and Spain for 8 years. I hold degrees in Psychology and Sociology from the University of California at Irvine and am currently working towards my Master Coach certification with Coach U. My vision as a Personal Coach is to support, listen and encourage you to live your very best life. As someone who's been there and understands both the challenges and opportunities of expat living, I look forward to helping you create your own unique experience of international living and to live the life you want, wherever you are. Vera Nicholas-Gervais I'm a former diplomat and international career woman joyfully turned Personal Coach, mother to two pre-school daughters, and published author. One of those nomadic Canadians who makes occasional pit stops in her own country, I currently live in beautiful, bilingual Montreal but have also made my home in Paris, Athens, New York, Geneva, Boston, Ottawa, and Canberra. My own life experience of international living (everything from consular work in faraway prisons to having a baby overseas) is part of what I bring to coaching and how I coach. My passion? To support expats and expats-to-be to live their best lives, wherever they are. My vision? Lives lived to their fullest potential, and a better world through international living. I hold a Master's Degree from Georgetown University and a Graduate Diploma in International Law from Australian National University. I coach in English and French, and am currently working towards the highest available professional accreditations offered by Coach U and the International Coach Federation. Visit my online coaching profiles at both Coach U and ICF. I'm also featured in the current issue of Today's Coach.