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Margit Grobbel

From Expat to “Repat”: Your Home (& Heart) Won’t Be the Same

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It’s easy to forget, but returning to your home country is often the final stage of your expat journey. Many internationals underestimate the challenges of going from expat to “re-patriate”.

We wanted to get insights on what coming back home after years as an expat is really like. So we decided to ask some of our team members who recently returned from a stay abroad.

Was it easy to pick up where they left off? Are they still reeling from the reverse culture shock? And what advice would they give to expats currently considering their own repatriation?

Find out what three of the InterNations team members had to say.

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3  Important Takeaways from Exploring Our Own Product

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Three of our team members share what they’ve learned from attending events and activities.

InterNations offers up to 6,000 events worldwide every year. That’s 6,000 opportunities to meet interesting, international people, both face-to-face and online. And sometimes, event attendees may also run into us — members of the InterNations team.

InterNations is not only the largest international community for people who live and work abroad. Many of our team members are also expats and enjoy the chance to socialize with other global minds. Some of us have made use of our remote-first setup to move to a different city and are rebuilding personal networks. Others are just looking for people to share hobbies and interests with.

In any case, for InterNations team members from across the company, using our own product is eye-opening and inspiring. It helps unlock insights that you can’t get unless you experience the heart of our product — our events and activities — for yourself. Here’s what we learned this year.

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Working Abroad: What Relocating to Germany Is Really Like

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Are you dreaming of working in an international environment? Would you rather be a foreign assignee or a digital nomad? What are the best destinations for women working abroad? And will Germany succeed in attracting more global talent?

In this series, InterNations will be discussing the various pros and cons of an international career.

Three of our team members share how they view Germany as an expat destination.
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What Does a Community Engagement Specialist Do All Day?

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In this interview series, InterNations team members talk about their role and responsibilities. Élisa, from our Community Engagement Team, tells us how she inspires community spirit among our members and what motivates her at work.

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Job Profile: What Does a CTO Do All Day?

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In the “Job Profiles” series, InterNations team members discuss their position and responsibilities. Our CTO (chief technical officer) Daniel shares his impressions after his first few months in charge of our Engineering Department and tells us what kind of people he’s currently looking to hire.

Daniel at home in rural Bavaria
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