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Why Finding the Right School Is One of the Most Important Parts of Any Relocation

Lucy Castillo September 16, 2026

By Lucy Castillo When a family relocates to a new country, there are a hundred things to organise. The home. The logistics. The paperwork. The routines that need to be rebuilt from scratch in an unfamiliar place. But in my experience, there is one decision that carries more emotional weight than any other. The school. Because everything else in a relocation can be adjusted. A house can be changed. A routine can be rebuilt. But a child’s experience of arriving in a new country — feeling safe, feeling welcomed, feeling able to adapt — sets the

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The Art of Anticipation: Why the Best Assistants Solve Problems Before They Exist

Lucy Castillo September 16, 2026

By Lucy Castillo There is something that high-net-worth individuals and elite professionals rarely say out loud — but that every exceptional personal assistant understands instinctively. By the time a client asks for something, they have already been thinking about it. The request that arrives in the morning was formed the night before. The call that comes in after a difficult day was already building during the hours that preceded it. In high-trust private environments, speed is not enough. The professionals who last in these spaces are not the ones who respond fastest. They are the ones

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Why Relocating a High-Net-Worth Family Is Never Just a Move

Lucy Castillo September 16, 2026

By Lucy Castillo When people hear the word relocation, they think of logistics. Boxes. Contracts. A new address. What they do not think about is what it actually means to uproot a life — and rebuild it, in a new country, often without the language, without the network, and without anyone who understands what you are leaving behind. I have managed relocations for elite athletes and high-net-worth individuals at different stages of life. And what I can tell you is this: no two are the same. The complexity changes depending on who is making the move.

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What People Think Private Household Work Looks Like — and What It Actually Is

Lucy Castillo September 16, 2026

The invisible responsibilities behind high-trust family environments. By Lucy Castillo There is a version of this work that people imagine when they hear the words private household assistant or personal assistant to high-net-worth individuals. They imagine private jets. Five-star hotels. VIP access to exclusive events. Luxury travel arrangements. Restaurant reservations at places most people cannot get into. A life lived in proximity to wealth, glamour, and privilege. And yes — those things exist. They are part of the landscape. But they are not the work. What People Imagine From the outside, working in private household environments

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