Why Are So Many Expats and Immigrants Unhappy with Their Social Lives? How to Build Community, Not Just Friendships Abroad - Packing Up & Peacing Out | Lyssna här

Making friends when you move abroad is notoriously difficult. From cultural differences, language divides, starting from nothing… welp its a lot to do!

Many people find themselves desperate to make the first 3 strong friendships and once those are made they forget there is more to do to form a full life abroad.

Having close friends is so key to happiness abroad… but so is having a full community of people. Starting with close friends, friends you go to yoga with, friends you see at mutuals birthday parties, and the ones you’re on a sports team with.

So in this episode, we talk about:

How to make a full friendship pyramid that makes you happy in all bits of your social life
Why regular activities with the same people are key
Why you need to expect some bumps along the way

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