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What it is Really Like to Live Abroad

Maybe not the best title, but it is to the point. I have lived in four different countries in my life. That is probably more than I would have liked. One of these moves was against what I wanted, but it was what was needed. This is a list on troubles you might have when moving abroad. Language If you don't speak the same language, everything is harder, especially on a telephone. This is my biggest problem. I lived in South Africa where I was surrounded by 11 official languages, of which I spoke only one. Then I lived in Ireland, where they spoke English, but with a heavy accent that was often hard to understand. Now I live in Spain where I am faced with a completely new issue. English is not an official language and therefore, very few speak it. I don't speak Spanish, even though I have been trying really hard to learn it for the past year. Not knowing the language makes it hard to do anything and everything, but it also causes hilarious situations. I have had more...