Moving Abroad? Learn from Vicki’s 40 Years of Experience

Moving Abroad? Learn from Vicki’s 40 Years of Experience Vicki’s contact info: Email: expatready@gmail.com WhatsApp: 33680388007 Website: expatready.net In this insightful interview, my American friend Vicki shares her 40-year journey as an expatriate across multiple countries including Ivory Coast, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and France. She discusses three major challenges she faced: adjusting to having household staff in privileged expatriate positions, dealing with unexpected changes to assignment durations, and doing her best when faced with difficult choices. A profound aspect of her story revolves around raising a son with Down syndrome while navigating different educational systems and cultural environments abroad. Vicki candidly describes her return to France and the reverse culture shock she experienced. Drawing from these experiences, she emphasizes the importance of cultural awareness, patience, and flexibility, all of which led her to establish Expat Ready, a company that prepares individuals and organizations for successful cross-cultural transitions. Throughout the conversation, Vicki's resilience and adaptability shine through as she shares valuable lessons about living across cultures. WHO AM I? New to my channel? Bienvenue ! I’m Suzi, I’m American and I’ve been living in France for almost 17 years. On this channel, I share useful information I've learned by trial and error about living and investing in France. Please join me by subscribing! OTHER VIDEOS TO CHECK OUT: My thoughts after 16 years: Living in Dijon, France https://youtu.be/Uy3Pwvmncn8 Cost of living in France in 2024: Our family’s real numbers! https://youtu.be/jVx3GFSvDVg Watch these 11 minutes if you want to move to France https://youtu.be/QspepLrwF6w Check out our listing on Airbnb: airbnb.fr/h/dijonauditorium Signing up to host on Airbnb? Get a 🎁 BONUS after you complete your first qualifying stay as a host by using our link: www.airbnb.fr/r/suzannap62 and then click on “get started.” Once your listing is up, we can meet online for an hour, during which time I’ll give you some feedback and you can ask me any questions you may have. Contact me at firedupinfrance@gmail.com. OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT: Check out my website: https://www.firedupinfrance.fr/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firedupinfrance/ CHAPTERS 05:07 Challenge #1 - How to navigate household staff and privilege 09:59 Challenge #2 - How to navigate changing plans 16:02 Challenge #3 - How to make really hard decisions based on what’s best for your family 37:13 Culture shock: Why does returning 'home' to France feel like living in a foreign country? 49:10 What are the services Vicki at Expat Ready can provide?