Comments on: What makes us want to be Expats? https://expatpartnersurvival.com/2015/01/08/what-makes-us-want-to-be-expats/ The one-stop site for "trailing spouses." Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.com/ By: bristol2bama https://expatpartnersurvival.com/2015/01/08/what-makes-us-want-to-be-expats/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:14:42 +0000 /?p=69#comment-301 I love traveling but the thought of relocating made me feel physically sick!! We moved for my husbands career as we knew it would benefit us in the long term and give us more options for the future.We’re in Alabama and now we’re here im so glad we’re doing it! It’s an amazing experience!

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]]> By: clara@expatpartnersurvival.com https://expatpartnersurvival.com/2015/01/08/what-makes-us-want-to-be-expats/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 13:57:36 +0000 /?p=69#comment-39 Hi Becky – thank you for your comment, Your story sounds just like a friend of mine who moved to a small village in France a few years ago. Not sure if they were hoping for a quiet life but I don’t think they got it – their lives seem to be very busy these days! Plus, their daughters are growing up
bilingual, which is such an asset these days.

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]]> By: Becky Brown https://expatpartnersurvival.com/2015/01/08/what-makes-us-want-to-be-expats/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 13:22:18 +0000 /?p=69#comment-38 Interesting question and one I’ve answered many times since moving to France! For us our eldest was about to start school so moving before he did was a big factor for us. We felt trapped in the lives we were living in a house that was too small for us and my partner working during the week and not getting to see the kids much (familiar story for many.) We longed for a simpler, quieter life, where our 2 boys would have more access to a life outdoors. Funny thing is we’re doing so much more (socially and work wise) in a little French village than we ever did in the big city London life. But it’s all more rewarding and beneficial to us as a family.

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]]> By: clara@expatpartnersurvival.com https://expatpartnersurvival.com/2015/01/08/what-makes-us-want-to-be-expats/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 09:59:13 +0000 /?p=69#comment-36 We’re cut from the same cloth Pheobe – that lifelong TCK pull between adventure and security. You’ll just have to come and visit us in SA!

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]]> By: Phoebe @ Lou Messugo https://expatpartnersurvival.com/2015/01/08/what-makes-us-want-to-be-expats/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:43:57 +0000 /?p=69#comment-33 You know I’m just like you…though I’ve been stuck in one place longer than I care to think about now. Having said that, France is great, I totally love everything about my life here but I HAVE ITCHY FEET and would leave tomorrow if we knew we’d be financially OK somewhere else (NEVER felt like that – as in worrying about money – 20 years ago!!!) I’m super jealous of your move to SA! Still not used to seeing you on these blog linkups!

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]]> By: clara@expatpartnersurvival.com https://expatpartnersurvival.com/2015/01/08/what-makes-us-want-to-be-expats/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:10:47 +0000 /?p=69#comment-31 Thanks! I read your post this morning and really feel what you are going through. Perhaps one day we’ll both feel settled – it’s interesting because in my own family (me and three brothers) we all did different things, with some of us continually moving and others totally staying put.

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]]> By: Ersatz Expat https://expatpartnersurvival.com/2015/01/08/what-makes-us-want-to-be-expats/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:06:15 +0000 /?p=69#comment-29 What a fabulous post. Like you I am a perpetual expat, I don’t know any other life and even when I had an extended stay in one country (UK) I was an immigrant rather than a re-pat. Most of my moves have been for career, either mine or a relatives.

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]]> By: clara@expatpartnersurvival.com https://expatpartnersurvival.com/2015/01/08/what-makes-us-want-to-be-expats/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:58:50 +0000 /?p=69#comment-28 Thanks – glad I found your blog too, you got me with healthier oatmeal raisin spiced cookies! I suspect movig to be with the person or people we love is probably one of the most common reasons people become expats. That and going in search of oatmeal raisin spice cookies (oh crumbs my stomach is rumbling now…)

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]]> By: Molly @ The Move to America https://expatpartnersurvival.com/2015/01/08/what-makes-us-want-to-be-expats/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:54:41 +0000 /?p=69#comment-27 Really interesting post – there are so many drivers and motivations and it is so interesting to read other people’s experiences. I became an expat to be with my husband – so it just felt really normal to do.
Glad I found your blog!

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]]> By: clara@expatpartnersurvival.com https://expatpartnersurvival.com/2015/01/08/what-makes-us-want-to-be-expats/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:19:01 +0000 /?p=69#comment-26 Thank you – glad you got to see the post and comment on it. You’re probably on to something there with the weather – certainly as I look out of the window at our miserable grey day, the thought of moving to South Africa feels ever more enticing. However, I also know I will miss my kitchen window view like crazy once I am there…..

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