One thing i did that helped a lot was, put all my closest friends into a shared whatsapp group.
we’re individually not that great always at keeping in touch, as we all obviously lead busy lives with work and families, but as a group it’s much easier. i only have to report stuff once, tell stories and jokes once, etc.
if i need a quick point of view probably one of them is around at any given time
they didn’t all know each other and now they do, so that’s a nice bonus that they made new friendships too because of it
as a result, i didn’t fall out of touch with the friends i cared about most and in some ways we’re closer than ever. i’m on my third expat country and it’s been 8 years.
One thing i did that helped a lot was, put all my closest friends into a shared whatsapp group.
we’re individually not that great always at keeping in touch, as we all obviously lead busy lives with work and families, but as a group it’s much easier. i only have to report stuff once, tell stories and jokes once, etc.
if i need a quick point of view probably one of them is around at any given time
they didn’t all know each other and now they do, so that’s a nice bonus that they made new friendships too because of it
as a result, i didn’t fall out of touch with the friends i cared about most and in some ways we’re closer than ever. i’m on my third expat country and it’s been 8 years.