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<\/p>\nToday, France Global Relocation gives the floor to Anna and Paul, a charming couple who comes straight from Estonia. Accustomed to international life experiences, they settled in France two years ago, after several years in Japan. They tell us why they relied on France Global Relocation and how they benefited from it.<\/p>\n
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Anna and Paul moved to France in 2019 for business reasons after 7 years in Japan. Anna was a fashion designer for an established Japanese high fashion brand when she had a job offer from a well-known French fashion company, \u201cAt some point, running in fashion, you end of moving to Paris.\u201d<\/em> As for Paul, he was a computer programmer for an international e-commerce company headquartered in Japan, and he managed to be transferred in the French subsidiary of the brand. Today, they live in Paris with their bouncing cat, who eagerly comes in front of the webcam to say hello.<\/p>\n Paul wasn\u2019t really stressed by their expatriation. \u201cWhen we moved to Japan, we just had a suitcase so we didn\u2019t know what to expect. This time, we have a lot of stuff and we need to move it.\u201d<\/em> Anna had previously lived several years in Germany before moving to Japan, so she wasn\u2019t anxious to move internationally again, \u201cI built up my life from scratch basically every time, so I didn\u2019t expect anything. I had a surprise that we got the service from my employer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Indeed, he proposed to cover their moving costs<\/strong> and Anna had the wit to think of relocation. \u201cI told a friend in Paris that I\u2019m going to move (\u2026), she works in this kind of business, and this was Mari-Liis.\u201d<\/em> Our Mari-Liis at France Global Relocation. So Anna introduced us to her employer, who accepted that we take care of everything: move, home search and also administrative formalities, such as social security registration.<\/p>\n The departure was rather easy, despite a Japanese organisation a little bit too inflexible for Anna. \u201cJapan is very, very, very strict (\u2026). There are so many rules you have to follow (\u2026), everything is double or triple-checked, that\u2019s very <\/em>?. It wasn\u2019t complicated but you had so many appointments (\u2026). I guess it\u2019s the same everywhere, even if in Japan it\u2019s <\/em>?!\u201d<\/em> Fortunately, it was easier with France Global Relocation \u201cIt was just very well organised. I was on vacation, I just watched people doing things for me, it was very convenient!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n It was a progressive departure. Anna and Paul went to a hotel for some time while we were moving their things to France. After a vacation in Estonia, they moved to Paris in a temporary housing. This was very comfortable<\/strong> for Paul, in comparison with their previous experience. \u201cWhen we moved to Japan, we didn\u2019t have a relocation service so we had to figure things out and with the most basic things.\u201d<\/em> Anna adds with humour \u201cWe didn\u2019t have a Japanese Mari-Liis.\u201d<\/em> But this time, there was no problem \u201cComing back to Europe was easier because I already knew some things, also I guess because we are EU citizens.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Of course, there were some challenges<\/strong>, like getting information during summer holidays, \u201cWe wanted to install a dishwasher but we were in a rental apartment (\u2026). We contacted at the rental management and nothing happened. I called several times and we wrote an email (\u2026) but we didn\u2019t get any response. We were so desperate. I asked Mari-Liis (\u2026), she wrote a very polite and long email, and suddenly everything happened.\u201d<\/em> However, there are benefits, like family and friends who are nearer, \u201cThey were super happy that we come back to Europe (\u2026). They are always happy when we move so they have a new destination to go and to visit.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Living in France is a pleasure for Anna \u201cIt\u2019s like retirement and vacation in one. The mentality is so different, it\u2019s free here (\u2026). Even if I work every day, it feels like completely different.\u201d<\/em> Both have found their place in their companies and they are well integrated. Suddenly, Paul has a doubt, \u201cWe should ask our neighbours how we have fit in, maybe they don\u2019t think so <\/em>?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fgrelocation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Non-meuble-5-1024x512.png\")
<\/p>\nA smooth departure from Japan<\/h2>\n
More freedom and less stress thanks to relocation<\/h2>\n