What Makes People Want to Relocate Abroad?
For some people, the decision to relocate abroad is due to a great job offer, a chance to acquire valuable international experience and/or perhaps an attractive lifestyle proposition. For others, moving (and potentially settling long-term) abroad provides a chance to escape difficult economic or political conditions in their home countries and create a brighter future. I believe there are two forces at play: the push of negative circumstances at home, which spark a kind of ‘escape’ mentality; and pull – the attraction of a new life or career abroad. For most people, the motivation to move derives from a mixture of the two forces: some aspects of their current life that they would like to escape (if only for a while) and other aspects of a new life abroad that seem promising and attractive. Some people move and never look back: relocating many times with their careers and thriving in their new environments. However for others, their experiences are not necessarily so positive. Some find
