This was the scene in my classroom this afternoon:
All of this happy dancing was going on because I received my passport back!
After three months of being stuck in Kuwait, it means that this restless panda can finally travel again!
So in two weeks time:
And to be honest, I can’t promise that I will stay home next weekend either!! Yes the returning of the passport isn’t the end of the paperwork (I am still awaiting my Civil ID card) and I STILL don’t have a bank account (Yes, seriously) but it does mean that I can leave and enter the country freely and as you know I cannot sit still, so this is wonderful news.
I cannot wait to update the blog with some serious adventures and travel stories so stay tuned!!
![🌀New Blog Post: How I survive moments of doubt as an expat🌀
5 international moves later and I still struggle with self doubt 🫠
The way I see it, life is a collection of experiments where we constantly learn about ourselves. Maybe we succeed at what we set out to do and/or we learn something. If we’ve learned, we haven’t failed, so never look at anything you do abroad as a failure 🥇
In my blog post today I outline some of the coping strategies and thoughts that help me navigate a new place once I have moved. Give it a read if this is something you’re struggling with or share it with your friends who may have just moved somewhere new! You can find the post from the latest post tab in my bio link 🔗
The worst is when people say, “But you live in Europe, how bad can it be?” in response to any problem I am facing, as if living in a European country is a magical cure-all for all of life’s ills. I WISH.
Have you experienced self doubt when moving abroad?
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