🌍 10 participants. 8 countries. Countless perspectives.

Last weekend, we hosted the first Be You Here Forum at Expat Service Vorarlberg, bringing together people from around the world who all share one thing: the experience of building a life abroad.

Over the course of the forum, we explored questions that many internationals and expats carry with them:

💭 Who am I becoming in this new place?
💭 What parts of myself have changed?
💭 How do I create a sense of belonging?

Through honest conversations, meaningful reflection, and shared experiences, participants discovered not only answers, but also something equally valuable: common ground. 🤝

Despite coming from different countries and backgrounds, many of the challenges, emotions, and hopes were remarkably similar 🌱

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated, shared their stories, listened with openness, and helped create such a thoughtful and supportive space. ❤️

The conversations may have ended, but the reflections continue—and we are already looking forward to continuing the journey together in Round 2 of the Be You Here Forum. ✨ ...

Thank you for being the best and kindest community we could ever have imagined! 🌍💛

Our Summer Party last week brought together around 90 people from all over the world – now calling Vorarlberg their home. 🏡✨

They played together.
Drank together.
Laughed together.
Danced together. 🎶

This Summer Party not only marked the beginning of summer, but also 3 years of Expat Service Vorarlberg. 🎂☀️

A wonderful moment to celebrate everything we have built together over the past years.

And yes, this event was full of fun, music, food and good vibes. 🎉
But we also know that life abroad is not always easy.

Sometimes bureaucracy needs to be mastered. 📝
Apartments need to be found. 🏠
Difficult family situations need to be solved.
And sometimes, it is simply hard to be far away from the people you love. 💛

That is why we want to say: thank you. 🙏
Thank you to everyone in our community for your courage, your openness, your patience, and your commitment to your new home Vorarlberg.
You truly deserve to celebrate your achievements. 🥳

A huge thank you to @urstreuthardt for hosting us at your wonderful location @dataroom_by_occursus 🌿
A big shout-out to our Expat DJ @adrian_ground_ofc for always finding exactly the right track for the vibe. 🎧
And of course: no party without good food – thank you to @mensa.catering for the great international buffet. 🍽️🌍

If you’d like to become part of this wonderful community – either as a company partner or as an individual – feel free to reach out! 🤗

📷 Photo credit: Matthias Rhomberg ...

What do you need to feel truly at home in Vorarlberg? German helps, of course. The dialect is already a brave next step. And then comes the second great integration challenge: Jassen. 😉🃏

At our Jassen evening, expats and locals came together around the table to dive into one of Vorarlberg’s most popular card games. The locals patiently explained the rules, shared their best tips, and helped our expats through the first rounds – with plenty of laughter whenever the cards had a mind of their own. ♦️♣️

And while everyone was busy learning, playing, and occasionally wondering what just happened, something even more important happened naturally alongside it: people connected. Conversations started, experiences were exchanged, and new contacts were made in a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere. 😊

A big thank you to everyone who joined and brought such openness, curiosity, and good humour to the evening. 👏

Many thanks to Wirtschaftskammer Vorarlberg and Sparte Industrie for the great cooperation, as well as to Muut Offices Office for hosting us so warmly. 🙏✨ ...