Found this old thread....
it ties in with the CV exhaustion thread in my mind....some of us might be feeling a bit 'down' these days
here is the suggestion how avoid / minimize expat fatigue...
Don’t isolate yourself from your host culture and live in an expat bubble. You don’t have to throw yourself into your new country wholesale and try to turn yourself into a local. Having said that, some people do go native in this way – they are known as ‘adopters’ and are estimated to be about 10 percent of expats. While you might not want to be an adopter, bear in mind that people who reject the host culture tend to be the ones who have the most problems; and they can find it difficult to fit in when they return home, too. Around 30 percent of expats are referred to as ‘cosmopolitan’ – adopting the most congenial aspects of the host culture, whilst retaining significant elements of their own.
Ultimately, moving abroad is a learning experience, so treat it as such and make the most of it!
it ties in with the CV exhaustion thread in my mind....some of us might be feeling a bit 'down' these days
here is the suggestion how avoid / minimize expat fatigue...
Don’t isolate yourself from your host culture and live in an expat bubble. You don’t have to throw yourself into your new country wholesale and try to turn yourself into a local. Having said that, some people do go native in this way – they are known as ‘adopters’ and are estimated to be about 10 percent of expats. While you might not want to be an adopter, bear in mind that people who reject the host culture tend to be the ones who have the most problems; and they can find it difficult to fit in when they return home, too. Around 30 percent of expats are referred to as ‘cosmopolitan’ – adopting the most congenial aspects of the host culture, whilst retaining significant elements of their own.
Ultimately, moving abroad is a learning experience, so treat it as such and make the most of it!