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🧩 When the puzzle pieces don't fit anymore ... 🧩

5/25/2024

Returning to your home country after living abroad as an expatriate is a journey marked by profound shifts and subtle transformations.

Initially, it feels like stepping into a familiar yet slightly altered reality, where memories intertwine with the present. Viewing your native country through a new lens, you notice nuances and details that were once overlooked.

At the same time, returning as an expatriate often brings forth a sense of displacement, like a puzzle piece that doesn't fit anymore. You may find yourself caught between two worlds because your worldview has expanded, and with it, your expectations and aspirations may have shifted.

Reintegrating into your home country requires patience and adaptability. It's a process of reconciling the changes within yourself with the familiar landscape of your upbringing.

Yet, in this tension lies the opportunity for growth and understanding, both of yourself and of your place in the world. Returning home as an expatriate is a journey of self-discovery, a constant negotiation between the old and the new, the known and the unknown, until finally, you find your own individual fit.

πŸ’‘ What is your experience as a puzzle piece that doesn't fit anymore?
πŸ’‘ What strategies did you use to cope with this challenge?