How to manage distance while traveling and expatriation?
Managing remoteness while traveling and expatriating It is not always easy to manage the remoteness of loved ones, especially if you are thousands of kilometers from France or on the other side of the world. Whatever the reason that keeps you away from French soil, it is important to know how to live this separation well in order to make the most of your stay.
During a long journey
When you travel around the world, the magic of discovery sometimes turns into a feeling of loneliness and remoteness, especially in the event of a hard blow. With your backpack, you go from city to city, from country to country, without any fixed address. Between diving spots, hikes and excursions, it is often difficult to give an address to your loved ones so that they can contact you.
Moreover, if all the countries of the world are connected to the Internet, in certain remote regions, access to the network is impossible, unless it is the electricity that fails. You must be chomping at the bit when you have so many things to tell your relatives and friends back in France. In this case, why not use the classic way, sending letters and postcards representing the places visited, it will please your loved ones who will be happy to hear from you.
The ideal is to give, and receive, news on a regular basis, as soon as the opportunity arises. To do this, you can use social networks, send emails, call or chat directly via Skype. This of course assumes a permanent connection to the Internet and the availability of adequate tools such as a computer, smartphone or WiFi. Another solution is to write a blog where you retrace your adventure, the good and bad surprises of your trip as well as your feelings. If you manage to find the time to update it periodically, then your family and loved ones can follow your journey from France.
During an expatriation
An expatriation means distance and a long absence. To minimize the resulting stress and sadness, it is important to schedule regular phone call sessions. Contacts via Skype are all the more interesting as they combine image with sound. However, it is advisable to take into account the time difference so as not to disturb the organization and the life of each other.
Even if telephone contacts allow you to get closer to your family back in France, nothing replaces physical meetings. Try to include a line in your budget to allow you to return home from time to time. If the costs of this annual or biannual return to France are financed by your company thanks to your expatriation contract, this savings can be used to buy gifts and please your family and loved ones.
You can also invite your relatives to visit you. Take the opportunity to take time off to savor their presence and set off with them to discover your country of expatriation. Everyone will keep an unforgettable memory of these holidays together which will also put on the back burner, for a long time, the feeling of remoteness.
While studying abroad
Studying abroad by taking advantage of the Erasmus program or preparing for an MBA is a royal road to a better career. However, this solution presupposes leaving far from parents and friends to live in a different environment, which sometimes represents a real leap into the unknown. For some young people, having to separate from their parents can be a painful exercise. However, if they have already gone on vacation with their grandparents or away from their family during their childhood or adolescence, the management of this estrangement will become less difficult. For others, curiosity mixes with the excitement of making new discoveries, new friends, and the desire to fit in. As a result, they may be too absorbed in their new life, to the point of forgetting to tell their loved ones about them. However, whatever the student's situation, it is important to keep in touch with friends who have remained in France, even if it means inviting them to spend their holidays in the country where they are studying.
As for parents, it is often difficult for them to get used to the idea that their child is now flying on their own. Being able to regularly talk on the phone, receive news by email or photos reassures them considerably and costs the student little time.
In a context where travel and expatriation are becoming widespread, remoteness is a pitfall that awaits candidates at the turn. The best way to overcome stress and sadness
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