Conclusion
Although our life is not without its challenges, our perspective is that it is not that unique. We are simply two professionals in the same field attempting to strike a balance between work and family life. We think of ourselves first as a couple. This has led to marital success and other benefits, but has not come without making an effort. We rarely think of ourselves as international, although we can certainly identify specific rewards we reap as a result of our diversity. We have tried to provide both our personal perspectives and relevant research findings to represent our experiences. Our final perspective on being an international couple in IT is that we cannot imagine having it any other way. We plan on publishing and perishing together.
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Curda, L.K., Curda, S.K., Curda, L.K. et al. International couples in instructional technology: The curdas. ETR&D 50, 104–112 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02505030
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