I was wondering what are people’s experiences of having and raising children in a different country from your own, specially if your partner is a local. Did you find it challenging not having your family to support you? Did you manage to have them be bilingual? Do you find it’s hard for them to identify with your country, and if so, what are good ways to help with this?
I’m also American (and turkish) living in Switzerland but my ex-husband is Swiss. My experiences have been similar. My son is definitely Swiss. But he’s multi-lingual and visits the US and turkey relatively often. It’s not easy for me at all as a single parent here but he’s very happy and that’s the most important thing once you have kids I think.