dphockey13
American expat in Germany
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14
About me
American
Lives in Bamberg, Bavaria
Speaks English
Registration: 10 December 2019
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Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
I didn’t expect people to be pretentious about someone going through natural culture shock that according to the expert here, 60% of us go through. Read More
Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
Do you speak Gerrman dphockey13?I do on a B2 level but it's irrelevant to my issues with Bamberg. Speaking German isn't going to make my hockey arena closer, the mountain bike trails good, or any sort of worthwhile entertainment options ... Read More
Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
Hahaha an OK city for what? Raising a family? A quiet life? 20 year old students? Groups of elderly tourists on a boat tour that can see the all of the cities sights in under two hours? Yes. Sure. For a 32 year old guy with money to spend looking ... Read More
Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
Ah well. To be expected. Many forums become homogeneous echo chambers of the same opinion and mindset. Clearly I was looking for support from people who experienced being done with their expat assignment and ready to go home. What I got was a bunch ... Read More
Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
What is a "lifer"? I have moved extensively to various countries, including return to my home country Germany for a few times. (Done with that, for now, due to family reasons.) I have also, out of personal interest, spent quite some time ... Read More
Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
That's it, now we are entitled to the lament of the unfortunate misunderstood who believes he is the only one to have gone through moments of doubt. Do you want a handkerchief? But what do you think? Each of us has gone at one time or another ... Read More
Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
Trust me, my glass is half full. Just not here in boring Bamberg. Read More
Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
Are there any non lifer expats that can relate here lmaoNope.Ah well. To be expected. Many forums become homogeneous echo chambers of the same opinion and mindset. Clearly I was looking for support from people who experienced being done with their ... Read More
Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
Are there any non lifer expats that can relate here lmao Read More
Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
That's exactly the conclusion that many people have to admit. Not everyone is fit to emigrate. There is no good or bad reason to expatriate. It's just a question of feeling ... People like me are a special category, professional ... Read More
Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
Successful relocation requires the ability to focus on the positive aspects of your host location, and not the negative ones. You did not manage that and thus your relocation failed. It is thus better you return - but pray that the same is not ... Read More
Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
What worked for me was realizing that the world owes me nothing. If I want my life to be different, I have to put in the work. If I think there's nothing to do where I live, I need to make the activities that I like. There are also stupid rules ... Read More
Expat Burnout by dphockey13
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ...
:lol: :lol: :lol: This is the good old syndrome of "It's better at home ..." But in this case, why be gone abroad? To succeed in an expatriation, one must always stop comparing the before and the after. If we start this stupidity, ... Read More
Expat Burnout
I guess this is more of a vent post than a question. I've been living in Germany for two and half years and will be moving back to the states in four and half months. I am beyond excited. My main problem is that I live in a small student ... Read More