I’m a 25F American who moved from the US to Dublin, and recently just moved from Dublin to Saigon. I desperately need some reassurance and perspective from fellow expats

I moved to Saigon about two weeks ago. I’ve been through the expat transition before moving to Dublin, and I honestly think I’m handling the transition better this time. Moving to dublin I wasn’t expecting the social difficulties so it hit me so hard. This time I’ve mentally prepared for intense culture change and the reality that it takes a good like 6 months to make friends, but even knowing that it eventually will get better, I’m really struggling with loneliness.

This week was my first week of work and I moved into my new apartment, so it was a lot.…