Comments on: 8 Fun Ways to Overcome Loneliness When Living Abroad and Meet New People

By: Eli

Eli — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:05:52 +0000

I want to move out from my country and just had a bitter conversation with my father about the topic who tries to discourage me to look for options abroad. He says that racism and colonialism are very ingrained in other cities and tells me about examples of people he knows who preferred to return to their home country.

While there is probably something true about his worries, I’ve experienced the same rejection feelings in my own country so I know that making generalizations based on individual experiences is kinda tricky. I feel kinda frustrated because I haven’t even tried seriously and the feeling of being afraid before anything happens seems ridiculous, but it is so real. Closing my doors without even having tried? makes me feel so encaged.

I think that experiences are so different for each one of us, and hopefully these tips will be super helpful, and will keep me on the move, thanks! <3

By: Laurel

Laurel — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 20:36:10 +0000

In reply to Joquim. Well said!

By: Sammy

Sammy — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 04:28:40 +0000

In reply to Carmen. Calling friends from home made this last move great for me. It exhausted some of my old friendships though. When i lived in another foreign place i failed to call my old friends and the languagr barrier was real for the new invitations to parties. . .so yes ex pat support would be great. Due to the fact my job keeps me moving so much. My friends are so nice to me with every move. . .they try to see me through until i make new friends in the new place. Ahhh. . .miss them now i do.

By: Joquim

Joquim — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 15:09:59 +0000

Excellent tips! So often we are afraid to jump out of our comfy routines, but that can mean missing out on something great when you move to a new city.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 16:33:51 +0000

In reply to mari.

@Mari – I’m so sorry to hear this. Are there are any free clubs or groups you can join? I used to belong to a book club at my local library. The other book group members were older than I was but I still enjoyed it and it was free. I really hope you can find a way to feel better. Please keep trying. It will be worth it. It’s so important to find a friend or two and it’s worth the effort.

By: mari

mari — Thu, 16 May 2019 13:58:01 +0000

There is some language lassons in a town nearby but most of the few people are muslim ladies who seem to be not so much to hang around for a coffee. Or maybe because i am a modern european woman in jeans anda rock fan…I rather spent a lot talking with people from home. But then we cannot meet. Nights are terrible sometimes, very lonely, away from partner and friends. Once i had a job in my country but crisis took it away. The economic crisis destroyed my career and now i am too old to go back. I came abroad in despair, and now i am even far away from mountains, since there is southern Norway. I tried once to start playng guitar, drawing…but i cannot take this anymore. It is so sad, so sad….

By: mari

mari — Thu, 16 May 2019 13:48:04 +0000

I am poor and coming from a poor family. so i am abroad and i am very isolated. It is a small place and people, despite being nice, are not into socializing more (elderly people, Norway, close knit community)I am abroad only some months but still is very lonely because i have a partner and close friends in my country of origin. I like to hike, but i end up being very pensive about depressing things (How my job at home was lost, how i endured years of depression) and its very rare i notice anything positive. I earn only a small salary, so I have very low budget so no way i will join any club or group, besides there is none here. So most tips dont work for me. Sadly, is just going spiralling down to more depression …. 🙁

By: Laurel

Laurel — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 12:43:40 +0000

In reply to here.

@Kassandra – That’s really strange as I haven’t had a “subscribe to comments” function for years. There’s no way that I can unsubscribe you since I don’t have this function on my website but there should be an “unsubscribe from comments” link in the email with this option. I know I’ve seen it in emails when I’ve subscribed to comments on other sites in the past. I hope that helps.

By: here

here — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:37:48 +0000

When I originally left a comment I appear to have clicked on the -Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and now
each time a comment is added I receive four emails with the
exact same comment. There has to be an easey method
you can remove me from that service? Many thanks!

By: Laurel

Laurel — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 09:03:15 +0000

In reply to Peter Gisbey.

@ Dr. Peter Bisbey, so glad that it was useful. I’m a huge fan of meditation as well but truly believe that life is better when we connect with others – even though it takes time to make meaningful connections – especially in a new country. Best of luck.