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7 Brutal Truths About Expats That Will Make You Rethink Your Move Abroad!
What Flashy YouTube Videos and Expat Influencers Never Warn You About!
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Everyone’s got that one friend, you know the one…
The guy who watches three YouTube videos about life in Spain, learns how to say “una cerveza, por favor,” and suddenly thinks he’s ready to “live like a local.”
Next thing you know, he’s booked a one-way ticket to Barcelona, posted a selfie at the airport with the caption “New beginnings!” and by week two, he’s already complaining that “Spaniards don’t smile enough” and “Why is dinner so late?”
I’ve spent years living, working and traveling in places most Americans couldn’t find on a map: Albania, Georgia, Ukraine and beyond.
And I’ve seen it all!
- The starry-eyed dreamers.
- The passport bros who can’t get a date to save their lives back home.
- The so-called political and culture war refugees whose guy lost the last election.
And the keyboard warriors who all think moving abroad will magically fix their lives.
Hate to break it to you, it won’t.
In fact, after well over two decades of teaching, traveling, and hearing firsthand horror stories from fellow expats across places like Spain, France, Albania, Georgia and Ukraine, I’ve come to a controversial conclusion:
Some people should absolutely not become expats.
Not now, not ever…
There, I said it!
And if you’re reading this on your lunch break while fantasizing about quitting your job and “starting fresh” in some picturesque Mediterranean village… this might be your wake-up call.
Because no one’s talking about this side of expat life.
The entitled, arrogant, utterly…
