Whether you have chosen to live in Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania, one thing is for sure; it will be a lot different to living in the UK. There are the language barriers for a start. One of the first things you may consider is taking up a course to learn the local language. There are many courses on offer to help migrants to the area.

Experiment with the language, try to speak at least once a day in the local language, talk to neighbours, shop assistants, anybody. It may seem a little scary at first but people there will be obliging and help you along, or correct you if you get something wrong. The confidence boost will come when somebody answers back and you understand what they are saying!

If you have moved your children to Turkey with you, perhaps you have thought ahead and made the move to coincide with the beginning of the school term. Children are able to pick up language faster than fully grown adults so the language barrier may not seem like a big deal to the child at first. They will learn to play and interact with the Turkish children first, and the language will naturally come second. This is another good reason for you to learn Turkish, so that you can not only help your child, but also so that you can understand them as their grasp of the language is bound to quickly overtake yours.

As the Baltics is set over three countries, so why not set some time aside to do a tour? Yes, you may be living in one country only, but it would give a good perspective of the area as a whole, and get to know the history and how the Baltics came to be what they are today. There are tours which start in the Lithuanian capital, and end in the Estonian capital; visiting all the big cities in between. Be prepared to eat things you never would have thought of before, as the Baltic people eat every possible part of the animal. Their cuisine is highly meat based and not for vegetarians!

The move is going to be very stressful at times and there may be days when you feel like you are never going to feel like you ‘fit in’ in your new country. Just remember that it is a transition that can take months, sometimes even years. To settle in a new country is a big decision and if there are times that you feel sad or lonely or missing home, try to think of the reasons you moved in the first place and list all the things which are good about your new country.