The internet is full of stories about what it means to become a parent for the first time. Likewise, there is a lot of content to be found concerning what you can expect when you move to another country (temporary or for an undefined amount of time). And between all these sources there are actually quite some helpful bits of information like:
- How to cope with the stress of settling down in a new country where you don’t speak the language
- Dealing with the ups and downs during an expatriate (known as the expat curve)
- What you can do as a new father to support your wive/girlfriend
- How to prepare for delivery
- etc etc
You can see, this information can come in really handy, but I haven’t found myself a very useful source where these two subjects are combined. Please prove me wrong (and let me know in a comment), but to fill this gap I will share my experiences with this rather specific circumstance in a series of upcoming posts. I hope it could help some of you in the future.
Father Abroad 
Take a look at Guy Delisle’s graphic novel ‘Burma Chronicles’:
“Burma Chronicles is an autobiographical account of a family who stayed in Burma for one year. The author is married to a worker for Doctors Without Borders and their family gets assigned to work in Burma for one year. While his wife makes trips into the less populated and underprivileged areas of the country, Guy is left back in the city with his very young son and too much time on his hands. He uses this time to do his cartooning, explore the city and get to know the culture a bit more.”
Sneak peek: https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/sites/default/files/docs/samples/BURMA.interior-p17-27_0.pdf
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Ha Max, thanks for suggesting this! For sure will check it out!
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