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7 Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Move Abroad! Here’s How to Avoid Them…
Hard Lessons Every Expat Learns Too Late, But How You Can Get It Right from Day One!
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I thought I was prepared.
My bags packed, my visa secured, and just enough confidence to assume that moving to a new country would be as simple as stepping off the plane and blending in seamlessly.
Wake up call! It wasn’t.
Within a week of landing in Ukraine, I had already made every rookie mistake in the book.
I assumed taxi drivers would take me straight to my destination without a taking a detour to overcharge me.
I expected my American “the customer is always right” attitude to hold up in post-Soviet bureaucracy.
But, worst of all, I innocently asked a man what he did for a living.
His response… an icy stare and the kind of silence that makes you rethink your entire existence.
In that moment, I questioned everything.
My words. My life.
And what the hell was I even doing there!
