REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK 11 By definition, it would appear challenging to find a GenXpat who is a veteran of several moves. Yet Noam, shutting the door of his Tel Aviv apartment for the last time, felt just like that: battle-worn, gearing up for Round 3. As the cab whisked him away to the airport, his mind surveyed the events of the past five years. He'd joined a fast-moving consumer goods company in Lausanne at 26, a newlywed, fresh-faced university grad. He'd been given a challenging financial analysis job, a good income, and a beautiful, peaceful country as his playground. What an opportunity that had been to shape his life according to his wildest fancies! Fast-forward two years: with a promotion and a divorce under his belt, he was returning home to Israel to