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adminee

From: United States

5/11/2009 11:49 EST

Hello ExpatExchange.com Members!

One area of interest for many expatriates is the need for assistance in
settling in and the management of culture shock. In order to identify
the information most needed by expats as they adapt to international
living, we'd like to know the biggest hurdles you faced in the process
of moving overseas.

Please help us in this project by answering these few questions:

When you moved to Switzerland, what was the most difficult part of settling
in there?

How much difficulty did you have with culture shock in Switzerland?

What would be the best, single piece of advice you'd give to an expat
(or soon to be expat) in Switzerland?

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swissgirl

5/11/2009 22:44 EST

The biggest issue I faced was the language barrier-Go to migros language schools its worth the effort. Get out and meet people and take day trips visit the alps.

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mbar75

7/2/2009 07:31 EST

hi swissgirl...

i just moved here from NY...my boyfriend had to move here for work...he got here a few months back, but I have only been here for about a month.

I also find the language barrier challenging...can you tell me a bit about migros language school? i have done a few searches for german classes but I don't think i have come across a migros one...

also, what did you do to meet people? I am not working and that makes it kind of hard...

Any help would be great!
Thanks,
Madeline

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