Comment Re:Try France. (Score 1) 836
I work for a company that used to encourage exchanges between their several international branches. I transferred to France from Ohio nine years ago, speaking hardly a word of the language at the time. The company made the move really easy, with language lessons, an expat stipend, a company car, company apartment, two paid trips home a year, and tax attorneys in both countries.
Not every company coddles their expats they way mine did, but I'd still definitely recommend transferring within a company. Moving to France with no job and no French skills would have been daunting.
I learned the language and culture well enough within a few years that when they kicked me off the expat contract I was capable of taking care of myself. I'm still in France today, living more like a grown up again.
Not every company coddles their expats they way mine did, but I'd still definitely recommend transferring within a company. Moving to France with no job and no French skills would have been daunting.
I learned the language and culture well enough within a few years that when they kicked me off the expat contract I was capable of taking care of myself. I'm still in France today, living more like a grown up again.
