Pack up and go! That is easier said than done. Family, Friends, pets and the way of life you are used to - no more; unless of course you can get your friends and family to move with you.
It is easy for someone to tell you to just pack up and go, but all the logistics behind emigration are not always evident. My advice to anyone wanting to move to another country is to carefully consider where you want to go. Visit the country at least twice before deciding to move there. Everything will be different to what you are used to; money, driving, food, language, culture just to name a few.
When you step of the aircraft and get into the hired car, that you have to give back in a week's time, you are all excited. You drive out of the airport to the hotel, which you have only booked for a week, and the first thing you notice are people driving differently.
You get to the hotel and nobody knows how to spell your name. Eventually you give up and write it down on a piece of paper. Ok so let's get our phones working. You get into the car and you don't know where to go? You ask the receptionist, but unfortunately she is a foreigner. So again you give up and buy a map. The map didn't help much cause we couldn't locate any street names, but eventually found a mall and got the phones working.
The first time you go to buy food can be a big shock. First of all when you walk into the shop the food is totally different. None of the brands you are used to. Where can I get a laundry basket? It took us three weeks to locate a laundry basket. Then when you have to pay the first time you're not used to the price because the currency is different. Did I pay too much for that? I don't know?
Then you get back into the car, take out the map and again can't find any street names. You get lost for four hours and eventually find your way.
A foreign country can be difficult, especially if you don't know anyone there. So think carefully before you just pack up and go.
