Relationships

Neighbours, Acquaintances, and Friends

Let’s look at the people you likely have in your social circle before you move.  For the purpose of this exercise, we’ll put them into three groups that we’ll call neighbours, acquaintances, and friends.  Neighbours are the people you see a lot because you are in the same space. They don’t need to be literal …

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Are You Happy There?

‘Are you happy there?’ is the kind of question that can send a shiver of dread down the spine of any expat. After all, how do you answer when the weight of expectation is so heavy? Here’s what happened when I was asked this exact question…