LIFE ABROAD

To be honest, I don’t know if I can bring anything new to such a hackneyed, in my opinion, topic.

But taking advantage of the fact that I initially started the blog with posts about my life in Colombia, I will gradually supplement my story as a whole about this.

Well, I will write about my personal experience. Therefore, I do not claim to be an expert on living abroad.

In my case, I do not feel any particular adaptation when I move to another country. For me, the experience of going to school was much more terrible and difficult. Ten years of suffering, and then several more at universities. I lacked health. And I thought that everyone lives so, and therefore continued to tear my body, which, of course, made itself known years later. And I also cannot stand any system as a norm of life. Because any such system drives you into a framework. As if someone knows your body and your capabilities better than you. This does not happen. That is why adult life is more my thing. But only under one condition – with freedom.

Freedom to organize your own life. Freedom from many restrictions and responsibilities. But both can be associated with pleasant dependencies. Because if you care about someone dear and loved, you no longer live in vain. That is why I am talking about slightly different obligations and freedoms. For example, from the fear of getting stuck in a hated job, living in a country or city that do not suit you for various reasons, getting sick and worrying that you will not have enough money to simply survive.

But all this is not only about life abroad. It is rather about life itself. I have long understood that if you know how to live, you will pull through anywhere. It will just be better somewhere, and somewhere worse.

Returning directly to the topic of the post, I will note that two months are enough to understand the mentality and whether you want to stay longer in a new place. I should also note that if you have already had experience moving from one country to another, many things no longer surprise you or bother you. You can allocate your budget in advance, including a clause for unexpected expenses. Oh, and they will definitely be there. All sorts of force majeure and oddities to suit all tastes.

I think when you decide to move somewhere, you shouldn't count on something to be solved by itself. This will happen too. After all, God helps everyone. But you should rely on your preferences and needs from the start. You shouldn't go into the cold winter if you know in advance that you freeze very much. And you shouldn't hope that money will fall from the sky if you don't know how to earn it. On the other hand, if there is no choice, and moving to a place where it doesn't initially seem like paradise is inevitable, you should be as inspired as possible and believe in the best. Because along the way you will still meet people who are ready to help, you will make new acquaintances, and maybe even friends. And it is worth remembering that in every country there is something unique that can help you. So, having spent a huge part of my budget on problems with a visa and a lawyer, I unexpectedly acquired the opportunity to use the Colombian monetary system on my website. In Ukraine, this would have been impossible. I mean the whole process of connecting to a local payment system, officially opening a business, etc. In Colombia, in addition to the well-known banking models, there is a simplified system. Unfortunately, I didn’t know anything about it for half a year or more. And no one in the banks could tell me. In a word, nonsense. I understand that atheists won’t like this, but it was God who helped me. When everything was going wrong and I gave up, I prayed that God, as the Creator, who knows everything, and the only omnipotent Person, would intervene in my case and help. A short time later, a new neighbor moved in with us. And she told me something that I couldn’t believe. But without a visa and those horrors at the immigration service, as well as the showdown with the lawyer, I would not have had the opportunity to use NEQUI. This is a digital financial platform, previously part of the Colombian bank BANCOLOMBIA, which, by the way, refused to open an account for me because of the allegedly unreliable fingerprints, since they did not match those displayed by the Immigration Service system. And without this, it is impossible to open an account in this bank. It's so good that NEQUI became independent. Otherwise, I would not have had a chance. But at first, the application completely refused to work on my two phones, then a series of strange troubles began, about which a separate post could be written. In the end, with prayers, bright thoughts suddenly came to my mind. I coped with the first stage. And then the same aforementioned neighbor, a pleasant-looking and sociable girl, explained in a minute how exactly in my situation I could get out of a desperate impasse. And everything worked out. Two or three days later, confirmation from the payment system came. The money was credited to my account. For me personally, this is a brain explosion. And it's strange to me that you can only open an account with an ID and nothing else. All the banks refused me because my ID at the immigration service was not done exactly as it should have been. It's not even about fingerprints. But it's really a miracle. Because if I had opened an account at a regular bank, it would have been much more difficult for me later. It's a long story. That's not what we're talking about now. But things like this remind us that everything happens not in vain.

In general, this kind of adaptation is enough when you go abroad for permanent residence. But here you need to immediately tune in to the positive and remind yourself of the advantages every day. Otherwise, you'll break down.

I am deeply convinced that it is always easier to adapt anywhere with family. When you are alone, it is much more difficult. But I am a believer. I am never alone. And I am very rarely sad. One rule of life, in my opinion, is the most important for overcoming depression - work. And work should be loved! This is exactly what you need to think about right away, so as not to follow my bitter experience - to spend most of your money to understand how to arrange my life in a foreign country. But I had a lot of reasons why I came to Colombia a year ago, why I did not have time to open a business in advance. Anything can happen in life. The main thing is not to blame yourself and not to engage in self-flagellation. All this is not from God. If you want to see the light, just go to the light. Darkness is everywhere anyway. And it never gives up. But the light always wins. Therefore, I sincerely believe that traveling is a gift. And moving can always become a new life, renewing you.

If you take the time to write specific questions on this or another topic in the comments, I will be happy to answer them with as much detail as possible.