Thrive On Through Blog

You finally met someone who gets it. They know the weird supermarket brands. They won’t judge your accent. They also have no idea how...

You’ve made the leap. Signed the lease. Figured out (mostly) how to work the washing machine. And yet—despite the brave face and the...

It’s time we talked about that thing that every expat has to navigate at some point during their time abroad: Expat FOMO. You know, that...

It’s one of the greatest, most universal struggles of expat life: speaking the local language when you’re not yet fluent . You know the...

Let’s talk about the H-word. Not hello (though that can be tricky in a new language too), but home — that word that once felt so simple,...

Let’s talk about the Social Olympics — that exhausting daily event where you smile, nod, say the right things (in the right language),...

No one tells you that moving to a new country basically turns you into a confused toddler again — learning the rules, fumbling through small talk, and mixing up words like salut and salaud (true story, don’t recommend). 😅 But here's the truth: That awkward, humbling “kindergarten phase”? It’s where your real growth begins. I just wrote about why those messy, magical moments are totally normal — and why feeling lost doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you’re becoming. 💛