Part II, Is Expat Life Right For You?
Posted on: Oct 2, 2009About once a week I get an email from an expat-hopeful asking me about Italy, telling me about his or her dream to move abroad and thanking me for my positive and “inspirational” posts about living in a new country.
Gulp.
No pressure here …
So, last week over at ACC, we began a discussion on what it takes to be an expat and I shared some things I’ve noticed over the years that the most successful expats don’t do.
I’d like to continue that conversation today.
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It’s absolutely necessary for anyone considering relocating to a foreign country to research, ask questions, make preliminary visits if possible, and educate themselves as much as they can. That having been said, only once you’ve made the move and been in your new home for a while will you really know for sure! Sometimes just meeting the right people, making the right friends can make all the difference between feeling ‘at home’ or feeling isolated. As John Lennon sang” life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans”! So – plan for everything you can, but be prepared for some surprises too!
I couldn’t agree more on how meeting the right people can really make the difference! Thank you so much for your input!
.-= Barbara: Art and Barb Live in Italy!´s last blog ..PERUGIA AND PERUGINA =-.
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Hello! I’m trying to read your expat life post but when I click on “here” it takes me back to the same page?
Thanks for pointing this out. Correcting it now!
.-= JP´s last blog ..“The Women’s Crusade” – New York Times =-.
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Ditto! Hello! I’m trying to read your expat life post but when I click on “here” it takes me back to the same page?
It’s corrected! Grazie mille.
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