Why I Shouldn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t Have Moved Abroad

Dennis, Videographer, Ukraine: My partner was back home

When I met my partner, we were enjoying life abroad in Asia. Having met in Cambodia, we built a life together in Bali, where I had steady work as a freelance filmmaker. On paper, it all sounded pretty idyllic, but I was restless: I카지노 게임 컬렉션�d lived in the US, all around Asia, and spent a lot of time travelling. But despite being from Ukraine, I didn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t really know Europe. I wanted to see more.

When I started looking for jobs in Europe, my girlfriend was so supportive: she told me, 카지노 게임 컬렉션�you have to do it카지노 게임 컬렉션�. We knew we카지노 게임 컬렉션�d both have visa challenges, so when I accepted a job and left for Germany we were very aware that we were saying goodbye for an unknown amount of time.

The first few months flew by in a blur of starting a new job, trying to find an apartment, and tackling German bureaucracy. Work filled the gap and I almost didn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t realize that this was our new life. It was only after my first trip back home that the weight of a long-distance relationship really hit me.

Long-distance is tough, but bonding over visa challenges and looking forward to trips back home meant our relationship still moved forward; we recently got married and, with the visa process underway, we카지노 게임 컬렉션�re looking forward to building a life in Germany together.

It turns out that although taking the chance on a great job has meant a pretty tough period of being apart, in the long term we카지노 게임 컬렉션�re stretching our horizons and seeing more of the world 카지노 게임 컬렉션� together.

Erin, Social Media Manager, US: The language and country were a complete unknown

I specifically remember sitting at the dinner table with my family and announcing that I was moving to Germany. My family was surprised, but more supportive than I anticipated, considering how out of the blue the announcement was. I had never planned to live in Germany, in fact, I had only visited the country once. However, I was in a long-distance relationship with a German and had always wanted to live abroad, so when the opportunity to live in Munich came up, I figured 카지노 게임 컬렉션� why not!

In retrospect, I sometimes can카지노 게임 컬렉션�t believe I actually made the move 카지노 게임 컬렉션� there were so many reasons not to: I had a steady job at a good company and was living a comfortable and easy life in the US. Secondly, I knew absolutely no German, except for bier, kaffee, and toilette. And lastly, I had only one year of work experience 카지노 게임 컬렉션� how many companies would be willing to hire a 24-year-old with no language skills and little real-world experience?

However, the three things I did have were very important: a supportive family, a local boyfriend, and the desire to live abroad. If you really want something in life, it makes it easier to ignore the voice in the back of your head telling you you카지노 게임 컬렉션�re crazy. Two months later, I landed in Germany with two huge suitcases, only several months카지노 게임 컬렉션� worth of savings, and no visa.

I카지노 게임 컬렉션�ve been in Germany for four years now. There will always be moments where I question if staying abroad is the right choice, but I have never regretted making that leap.

 

Lauren, Community Manager, US: The move was too complicated

I had been living in Boston for almost three years when I made the decision to move abroad. I remember sitting in an interview for a position that I should have wanted 카지노 게임 컬렉션� solid salary, great job title, reputable institution 카지노 게임 컬렉션� but I was in a stuffy suit that didn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t quite fit right on a hot summer day, and all I wanted was to be anywhere but there. I finished the interview strongly, all smiles and scripted answers, but my heart wasn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t in it.

In fact, my heart wasn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t in any jobs that I applied for in Boston, and it wasn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t until I interviewed for a role in Munich that I knew where I needed to be. Before I accepted the job, I sat down and drew two columns: one for Boston and one for Europe. I wrote down every single thing I needed to do to start a new job in Europe: break my lease, gather visa documents, renew my passport, cancel my US phone, utilities, health insurance plan, sell all my furniture카지노 게임 컬렉션� the list went on. In Boston, all I wrote was 카지노 게임 컬렉션�start카지노 게임 컬렉션�.

But I never once doubted my decision. In fact, I spent every single one of those 20 nights before the move counting down 카지노 게임 컬렉션� telling myself 18 days, 12 days, just 2 days until I카지노 게임 컬렉션�m there. When I arrived in Munich with two giant bags not knowing a single person, I카지노 게임 컬렉션�ll admit, autopilot took over so fear couldn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t. When I was finally secure in my new house, my new job, and my brand-new life, I asked myself: 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Was it worth it?카지노 게임 컬렉션� And it was.

Ro, Content & Communications Manager, UK: The perfect job was back home

I카지노 게임 컬렉션�d been signed up to their job alerts for years when the perfect role came up. I completed the evaluation tasks, took time off to go to interviews, and finally got the job! It was an international organization focused on culture and education 카지노 게임 컬렉션� it was exactly what I wanted.

After handing in my notice and signing the new contract, I began to really think about what life would be like: the role meant moving again and living in London for the first time; it also meant continuing a long-distance relationship.

I should have been so excited. But the more I thought about London prices, the organization, and another couple of years of saying 카지노 게임 컬렉션�see you in a few months카지노 게임 컬렉션� to my boyfriend, the more I began to see the opportunity in a different light; it felt very familiar 카지노 게임 컬렉션� safe almost. Having recently moved back to the UK, I was also missing being an expat and the adventure that comes with it. I began to question whether the opportunity was really so perfect.

One day I thought to myself 카지노 게임 컬렉션� half joking 카지노 게임 컬렉션� I should just move to Germany and join my boyfriend. The spark of excitement came back: I카지노 게임 컬렉션�d barely even visited Germany, spoke no German, and had no job 카지노 게임 컬렉션� the ultimate adventure. I decided to move just for six months until the end of his contract; a year and a half later, we카지노 게임 컬렉션�re still here, and I don카지노 게임 컬렉션�t regret picking the more adventurous path.