Moving to another country

Moving to another Country is a very big step of life. Whether it is for short term or long term, there are ample challenges that one faces. Imagine, you going to a country where you do not know a single place, a single road and you have to select a house for yourself to stay. You will not have a single friend most likely in the new place, so your social life surely goes for a toss till you get to know people. You need to figure out where to buy your daily supplies from, the transportation, and how you are going to manage every single help that you would need to settle down.

10 years back when me and hubby moved to Oman, I struggled badly for the first 6 months with everything. Back home in India, I had helpers to do everything. I never cooked back home and then I had to start doing all the chores myself. Back home we have a big friend circle, and here we did not know anyone, not a single friend. We did attend some of the community gatherings and started getting to know people, but they were not friends, so it was all limited interactions. First 6 months I had almost no one to talk to their personally except for hubby. In India, neighbors get friendly very fast, but here that's not the case. They will smile, say hi and bye and that's it.

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The biggest challenge that I faced was also transportation. 10 years back there was no public transportation, there were very few buses running only on the highways. If I had to travel anywhere, I had to only take a cab, majority of the cab drivers would speak only arabic so it would be a challenge to let them know where I wanted to go, and the cab fares were so high that it would pinch my pocket. Now it has improved a lot and has been regularized. There is uber service also introduced since the past 5 years which makes it convenient to travel.

Now after 10 years the scene is much better, but still there is so much that I miss of back home. All the festivals, family gatherings and celebrations, friend's events. While a lot of people think that moving to another country is like going to fairy land, but the reality is that people struggle a lot, they sacrifice a lot when they shift their base. Surely, we did it for a purpose. Me and hubby wanted to improve our life status and when opportunity came, we did not shy away even after knowing that there would be lots to sacrifice. After 10 years, the way we have progressed in life, I feel it is all worth it.

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