Settling down after living abroad (my 3-year repatriation update)
Read my final reflection on the past 3 years of repatriation and learn about my process of settling down after living abroad as a serial expat for 15 years.
Read my final reflection on the past 3 years of repatriation and learn about my process of settling down after living abroad as a serial expat for 15 years.
Settling down after having lived abroad may seem like being doomed to live a boring life. I used to think that way, too, but after 2 years as a deeply fulfilled repat, I've realized how my thinking used to be off.
Repatriation is stressful no matter how you cut it. But there are things you can do to reduce the stress of adjusting to a new life and increase your chances of feeling satisfied that you decided to repatriate. Here is what has helped me have a successful repatriation.
Not feeling tied to anywhere is a big challenge for expats, and particularly for those expats who don’t necessarily feel that “this country/city/town feels like home so that’s where I’d want to settle down”. Here are the lessons I've learned that have taken me from confused to clear on where I should settle down after years of living as a serial expat.