Moving from one country to another - How Traumatic? ( Archived) (37)

1) THINK REAL Hard BEFORE YOU DO

2) Make WRITTEN LISTS of every thing, person place and cultural aspect that you love where you are

3) Cross off ONLY those you are willing to do without (Including speaking your own language )

4) Gather data (can't have too much) about your destination - and tick the positives , make a cross against anything you don;t fancy on a 1 to 10 scale of dislike

6) Balance those lists against one another

7) Never go to live in place you didn't visit

8) Never go live in a place you had only been to on holiday

9) IF you're a woman with GRANDCHILDREN ... don;t even think of doing that! You might like to escape your own kids, but you will miss your GKs like a flower misses water

10) Be sure you can afford to get home if it all turns to custard

3) ABSOLUTELY do not return home in the first three years of leaving ...