I Moved to a European Country I'd Never Even Visited

Описание: At 32, I made one of the wildest decisions of my life: I moved to a tiny European country. A country I had never even visited. Not once.

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In this video, I'm sharing what it's really like to move to a place you know nothing about. The culture shock. The slow-burn friendships. The bike rides in the rain. The perspective shifts that changed how I see everything: work, rest, ambition, belonging.

If you're living abroad, thinking about moving, or just curious what it's like to be an outsider looking in...this one's for you.

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Chapters:
0:00 - 0:29 Intro
0:29 - 1:55 How I learned the language
1:56 - 3:15 - I’m an “Inbetweener”
3:16 - 3:49 Where I moved a
3:40 - 4:23 When culture shock hit
4:24 - 5:14 on friendships
5:15 - 5:29 On food
5:30 - 6:10 on biking
6:11 - 6:56 On community
6:57 - 7:39 on rest & work life balance
7:40 - 7:59 on hobbies & adult learning
8:00 - 8:19 the average life is beautiful
8:20 - 8:53 the downside & differences
8:54 - 9:22 On “normalness”
9:23 - 10:14 On missing family
10:15 - You might be an Inbetweener


I'm Joanna Franco, aka Jo, a multilingual storyteller, documentarian, language lover, and lifelong learner. If it's going to grow my mind, wellness, global understanding, finances, or love, I'm all about it. You may know me from my Netflix Show, The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals, or from Shut Up and Go, my former channel and company with over 1.2 million subscribers and 600+ videos in travel! Welcome to the next chapter.

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