Getting localsa€”making associates and colleagues, learning the tradition and engage the communitya€”is one of the primary joys of expat living. Ita€™s life-affirming and mind-broadening. But transferring to a place together with other expatsa€”even if there are only a fewa€”can make the transition, and being generally speaking, easier.

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