Observations of a brand new expat
Observations of a new expat Last year, I decided to sell everything and move abroad. I had a great job offer and the opportunity to follow a life-long dream of living and working in a French speaking country. Moving to Belgium at the age of 57 has definitely challenged my perception of myself. Mostly positively, but also has revealed some things that I didn’t expect. I’ve lived here almost exactly a month now and these are the things I’ve observed about being here, some about the place, some about myself. Speaking French I love being able to speak French everyday. I’m in the French speaking part of the country. I graduated from college in 1990 with a degree in French. Now that I’m within spitting distance of paying off my school loans, I finally get to utilize all of that study and speak French every day. At first, I was timid about it and tried to find people that spoke English to help me. After almost four full weeks, I’ve gained some confidence and am braver about asking questions