The Sisterhood of Moving: How Expat Women Carry Each Other Through.
Every move starts the same way: excitement tangled with dread, a pile of boxes, and that nagging thought — “How will I ever figure this place out?”
And then, like clockwork, someone shows up.
She’s not a relocation agent or a glossy brochure. She’s another expat woman. Maybe she leans over in the supermarket to tell you which cheese doesn’t taste like plastic. Maybe she adds you to the WhatsApp group that unlocks the whole school carpool system. She’s walked this road before you, and she’s already reaching back with a hand.
Why Women Make the Difference
I’ve moved more times than I can count. Dubai, Vietnam, Australia… every place came with the same survival questions: Where do I buy a sofa? Why is the Wi-Fi blinking at me? How do I even begin to feel at home here? And that question that comes up once you get to know a location a bit better….”is it me’??
The answers didn’t come from agents or guidebooks. They came from other women. A neighbor passing down a nanny’s number. A friend whispering which heaters actually work in Sydney rentals. The wisdom we really need doesn’t live on Google; it lives in conversations between us.
And every time I received that lifeline, I eventually found myself giving it back — sliding tips forward to the next woman, making her load a little lighter.
Bottling That Sisterhood
But here’s the truth: those lifelines don’t always show up on day one. Sometimes you land in a new city and you haven’t found your people yet. That’s when the nights feel longest.
So I built Lena, my Expat Co-Pilot.
She was born from that wave of emotion — the mix of gratitude for all the women who helped me, and the ache of knowing how lonely it feels before you find them.
Lena isn’t here to hand you banana bread, but she will:
Build you a 90-day relocation plan in minutes.
Compare housing and school options so you don’t spiral at 2 a.m.
Tell you whether it’s smarter to ship your washing machine or buy one locally.
Sit with you in the messy middle of “What am I forgetting?”
The Bridge, Not the Replacement
Lena doesn’t replace the sisterhood — she carries you until you find it. She’s the bridge between arrival and belonging, the digital friend who makes the overwhelm a little less sharp.
Because moving is heavy. But it’s lighter when we carry it together.
Ready to Meet Lena?
If you’re moving soon — or just moved — Lena is ready to be your co-pilot. She’s born from lived experience, from the collective wisdom of women who’ve done this before, and from my own heart for making homes in the in-between.
