Relocation recommendations for expats and travelers

• Prepare a small timeline and add tasks, visualized by time and supportive resources for the preparation process of your relocation.

• Before leaving, take notes of things you have to lend to friends, passwords of local access utilities, add tags if you plan to borrow or store things with friends.

• Reach out to people in your network who have been in touch with the host city already. Talk to them and get to know a few stories that help you understand the new culture.

• Consider an intercultural preparation training that provides visibility on similarities and potential differences between you and local people.

• Look ClubGlobals.com in the new city who helps you collect all the products, services and administrative work that need to be done at or before arrival.

• Remember that your cultural background is a treasure and can widen the perspective of the new cultures as well. Do the effort to understand and integrate the new way, but don’t lose your own identity.

• Give yourself time to adjust to the new culture. Observe – Contribute – Participate!

• Make sure you stay in touch with friends, colleagues, and people at home. Show an interest in developments in their life and also share your experience.

• Keep an open mind! Knowing different perspectives is a strength. Expect to go through a process of positive personal development and that your picture of the world will change. You will learn to apply different cultural strengths in international projects.