What I wish I'd known before moving my career overseas
Published 6 days ago • 2 min read • Life Abroad, Business Abroad
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What Moving Abroad Really Changes
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In this issue
A ballet class in Business Bay
What a small moment taught me about learning.
Living by your own values
How life abroad loosens society's script.
What would you need?
A question before your next move.
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Hi friend,
Today I took a trial ballet class in Business Bay.
The studio is Russian-owned. I was clearly older than most of the women at the barre. And the last time I took ballet, I was a little girl in Connecticut.
Somewhere between the first plié and the last stretch, it hit me: I'm not done learning. And it's okay to go back to something from my past and dig deeper.
That's one of the things living abroad has given me.
I've lived in Singapore, China and now Dubai. And if I could go back and tell myself one thing before that first move, it would be this: it's going to change you. Not just your job or your address. Life abroad will change you.
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You Can't Unsee It
Living abroad changed how I see my home country, my work and what I think a good life looks like.
And once your perspective shifts, there's no going back. You can't unsee it.
One of the biggest changes for me is this: I build my life around my own values now, not the ones I was handed.
When you live outside your home country, you're not tied to any one society's rules about what success should look like. Without that pull, you start asking what you actually want, and you design your life around that.
For me, that's looked like taking a ballet class at this stage of my life. And not apologizing for it.
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The Life Around the Career
When you're weighing a move, it's easy to focus on the role, the salary and the logistics. Those matter.
But the questions that shape your life are often the quieter ones. Will I do work I care about? How will I stay close to the people I love? Will I have the time and energy to look after my health?
You won't have every answer before you go. That's okay. The move itself will teach you things you couldn't have learned at home.
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What Would You Need?
If you're thinking about taking your career abroad, I'd start with one question.
What would you need from a new country to feel happy building your life there?
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