Why should I try the expat life?

You may not know yet if you haven’t made the leap yet or are just at the beginning of your expat journey, but this life will change you forever. There are many reasons why you should try the expat life: the benefits are immense for your growth. By choosing to live abroad and to become an expat you will:

• Discover a new culture

By experiencing life in a new country, you will learn about the culture, new customs, embrace a new lifestyle and broaden your horizons.

• Try new things

When you settle in a new country every little thing becomes a first: you will taste new foods, meet new people, try new activities and hobbies. 

• Learn a new language

More often than not, you won’t speak the language of the new country you have decided to settle in, then even if you don’t become fluent, languages are hard and you will pick it up at your own pace.

• Build a global network

You will meet people from all over the world, expats and locals who will become your tribe, and family and support system. The friendships you create abroad are so strong and anchoring.

• See new perspectives

You will gain a new perspective on your home country. Experiencing life in a different country, it’s social benefits and politics and lifestyle will help you take a step back on what you used to take for granted or find normal in your home country.

• Growth personally and build resilience

Living as an expat comes with its challenges: local bureaucracy, new job or looking for an occupation, adapting, feeling homesick and guilt from leaving. However overcoming whatever  expat life throws at you builds up your resilience and helps you grow.

• Have an opportunity to reinvent yourself

As you move abroad you enter a world of the unknown, where people don’t know you. You are more likely to feel free of any judgment and reinvent yourself and become a better version of yourself.

No matter how hard expat life can be, you will gain a lot from the experience. Strong friendships, new perspectives on life and personal growth. Expat life gives you the unique opportunity to reinvent yourself and become a better version of yourself.