Expat, but not alone: finding your footing, one step at a time

Moving to a new country is exciting. A new job, a new language, a new culture...But once the excitement of the first few days fades, another feeling often takes its place: loneliness.The kind you didn’t expect. The kind that comes with a daily life that lacks familiar reference points.

First steps: between paperwork and cultural fog

Arriving in Switzerland, you quickly realise that nothing is ever quite simple:

• administrative procedures to handle (commune, insurance, residence permit)

• a place to live to find (with a solid application file!)

• a highly localised and often saturated childcare and school system

• new cultural habits (sometimes surprising or unsettling)

  
  

And if you're a parent? The move becomes a real obstacle course — while also navigating a new job, comforting your kids, and managing in a language you don’t yet speak.

Don’t go through it alone

We often believe we have to manage everything by ourselves.But asking for help changes everything:

• join an expat or parenting group

• ask questions, even if they seem “silly”

• accept help, tips, and local contacts

  
  

Building a support network is the first step toward feeling at home.

familypro: the bridge between private life and local know-how

At familypro, we support expat families during their first months in French-speaking Switzerland. How?

• By helping find childcare or household support

• By explaining the local legal framework (contracts, wages, insurance…)

• By offering personalised concierge services to ease your transition

  
  

The idea: you don’t need to figure everything out alone. Save time, reduce stress, and focus on what truly matters — building your new life, at your pace.