Part ThreeOnce You Get ThereAdjusting to Your New Life
YOU’VE ARRIVED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY with as many suitcases as the airline will allow . . . and maybe a pet or two. Now what? How can you, as easily as possible, go about settling into this new life you’re making for yourself?
After all, this is not a small life event. It’s a big deal. You’ll be saying “so long” to the past—friends, family, familiar surroundings—and hello to a completely new set of challenges and opportunities.
The key is to recognize and act on those opportunities. In the following pages, we’ll help you determine a strategy for staying connected with the most important things from home, and we’ll offer some tips to help you readily adapt to your new environment.
If you’re newly retired, adjusting to life without “work” can be daunting, no matter where you live. So we’ll also offer up some ideas on what to do with your free time once you’ve settled in.
“What do you do all day?” is one of the most common questions asked of expats. While most will tell you that they have a more active social life than ever before, they’re also finding new and rewarding interests to fill their time. If you’re worried about being bored when you move overseas, don’t be. This will be the most action-packed, fulfilling, and fun time of your life.
And much of it has to do with attitude. . . .
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