Hey guys. I’m 25F. I was raised in the Middle East, Dubai/Bahrain and have had a fabulous life there. I moved to italy a couple of years ago and loved it way more than I liked the Middle East. It started to feel like home there. I’m a national of a horrible weak country so I don’t have the option to just pack my bags up and move.
My husband is American so I moved to America about 4 days ago but am finding it extremely hard to adjust. I’ve travelled here before but have not loved it as much so moving here permanently has been extremely challenging. I keep crying everyday no matter what I do, I’m struggling to adapt and fit in.
Any advice to overcome this?
I’m not yet an expat (will be in the beginning of the year), and never moved to such a different country than my own. But I just wanted to let you know one thing: I moved into a new house two months ago in my own country, to a different area (where we didn’t know anyone) in the countryside, half an hour from our kids schools. It took me/it’s still taking a while to adjust and get used to this new place. And we moved 30km, in my own country. I cried a bit in the beginning thinking that we had been through all this effort (renovation works and leaving a great place we loved) and I wasn’t enjoying it after all.
Give yourself grace and time.
4 days is jet lag in the mix. Things like change take a long time sometimes. Remember that for something new like a habit to sink in we need to do it for 21 days straight. Allow yourself time. It’s ok to cry and not feel it right, just yet.