Moving - whether it is a change of apartment within one city or immigration to another country - is not easy. The lack of a familiar environment, the change of routes that you are used to using - all this causes concern, and instead of enjoying your new home, you can feel unhappy. Try to prepare for the move.
Instruction manual
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Take a piece of paper and write on it the reasons that motivated you to move. Perhaps in a new place you will live together with your loved one, you will have more chances to find a good and well-paid job, or, having been once on an excursion, you simply fell in love with the architecture of the city. Hang the list in a prominent place so that it catches your eye as often as possible, and despite the excitement, you have not forgotten why you are going.
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Find out as much as possible about your new place of residence. If you are moving to another country, start learning a language, read books about culture, or just fiction, in which locals appear. Admire photos with city views, mark the sights that are worth visiting. In the first days at a new place you will not have to be sad, because you will want to see so many things.
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Read about the area where you plan to live. Find out what there are shopping centers, stadiums, fitness clubs, cafes. Choose which kindergarten you will give your child to, where you will go to yoga, in which restaurant you will have dinner and where to walk with the dog. Of course, upon arrival, you can change your mind, but you will already have some idea of the infrastructure in the district, and it will no longer seem so strange to you.
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If you plan to move within the same city, take a trip to your new place of residence and explore everything around. Explore the shops located near the house, admire the flower garden, broken under the window of your future apartment, find the most convenient way to the stop. On your next visit, the area will already be familiar to you.
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Probably, along with your old place of residence you will have to leave some people: parents or friends. Make sure that, even in different cities, you can always be in touch with each other. Buy parents modern smartphones and, if necessary, teach them how to use them, give your close friends your Skype name. The distance will not be a problem for you, because you can always be in touch with your loved ones.
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When moving to another city and, especially, a country, it is difficult to take a lot of things with you. Usually they take only the most necessary, preferring to purchase the missing items afterwards. Allocate some space in your bag for things that will remind you of the house. It can be a favorite mug, a dear postcard for you, a figurine brought from a trip. Put it in your new home and you will feel calmer.