We offer YOUR OWN PRIVATE FORUM on this site. We call them family rooms. Your family room is your personal messaging center that allows you to interact with others safely and privately online. It's password protected and a great option for expat families to communicate globally.

Our private forums work and look just like our public forums. However, only those with whom you've shared your password can access them. As more of us turn to the internet to communicate with family and friends while we live overseas, it becomes more important to safeguard the information we share online. Our private family rooms are an excellent safe choice for families. See an example.

Why is a private family room better than a blog?

Blogs are fun, blogs are free, but blogs are public too! Anything you post can be viewed by anyone else online. Our private family rooms can only be viewed by the friends and family members you invite. They can only access your forum with YOUR password.

With a private forum you can continue to blog (even insert photos) but your blog posts will only be seen by the people you authorize and give your password to.

Our private password-protected family rooms have a ONE TIME set-up charge of $9.99. This covers the short time it takes us to set up your family forum. Please read our clear website privacy policy prior to signing up or contact us if you have any questions at all.

These are our Expat Forum Terms of Use.

We use PayPal for everyone's safety. You don't have to set up a PayPal account. If you don't have one, we'll send you a PayPal Request for Payment and you'll be able to pay safely online using a credit card or bank account. Why PayPal is safe and how it works.