{"id":8900,"date":"2022-10-09T09:06:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T09:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=8900"},"modified":"2022-10-09T09:06:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T09:06:21","slug":"ten-commandments-of-relocating-overseas-3-do-not-expect-to-replicate-your-current-lifestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/ten-commandments-of-relocating-overseas-3-do-not-expect-to-replicate-your-current-lifestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Commandments of Relocating Overseas #3: Do not expect to replicate your current lifestyle\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do not expect to replicate your current lifestyle. Look for what is there, not for what isn\u02bct.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWherever you go, there you are.\u201d\u00a0 A psychologist friend of mine told me that one time, and I think it is 100% true.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not for sure international school teachers are moving from school to school and country to country to replicate their current lifestyle, many times they are trying to flee it!\u00a0 But again and again, you typically find yourself just settling back into the same routine and actions that you have always been doing\u2026no matter where you are living.\u00a0 You do change some small things in each placement, but many routines take time to change and are hard to break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think what this commandment is referring to is the situation when a person is coming directly from their life in their home country.\u00a0 Then for sure, you should not expect to replicate your current lifestyle.\u00a0 It is easier than it sounds though.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It happens to be a bit human nature to want to surround yourself with familiar things.\u00a0 Many smart entrepreneurs and importers are keen on this aspect and cash in on selling us those things in many of the cities around the world where there are international schools (e.g. brownie mix, soft brown sugar, satellite TV, chocolate chips, etc\u2026).\u00a0 These familiar things are going for a high price because those stores know that many of us international educators want them.\u00a0 This is done all in an attempt to replicate our past lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a while, though, you find things in the local stores and shops that start to create your CURRENT lifestyle in your new host country.\u00a0 Many of those new aspects can become an even better addition to your lifestyle than the old ones!\u00a0 I definitely miss things that were part of my lifestyle in my last placement, but certain things are just not replicable outside of that placement (cleaning lady, having a driver, going out to eat every day, etc\u2026).\u00a0 With that being said, you will certainly find other things in your new placement that will become a part of your new lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Successful international school educators are good at being open-minded to trying new things in the host country.\u00a0 It means taking chances and taking opportunities to try new things and to do things in a new way.\u00a0 It also means leaving some old routines of yours behind, or at least \u201con hold\u201d for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One thing I enjoy about my new lifestyle abroad is going grocery shopping almost every day, versus going 1-2 times a week in the United States for example.\u00a0 I also enjoy walking to the grocery store versus taking a car.\u00a0 There are many other aspects of an international school teacher\u2019s new lifestyle abroad that would be hard to leave behind if we were all to move back to our home countries!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article was submitted by a guest author and ISC member.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do not expect to replicate your current lifestyle. 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