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class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/07/26/cuddly-toys-actual-lions-moving-to-cape-town-with-my-kids/">Cuddly Toys & Actual Lions: Moving to Cape Town with My Kids</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-07-26T17:08:17+02:00">26 July 2022</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/masumy/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Jane Masumy</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p><em>In this guest post, InterNations Founder Malte explains what it means to relocate with a family of six from Germany to South Africa and shares some tips on moving with children. Previously, he discussed his expat experience from a business perspective in <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/02/18/why-i-moved-9100-km-to-become-a-better-business-leader/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this article</a>.</em></p> <p><em>After years spent in Munich, relocating to Cape Town let him put his expat shoes back on and relive the experience of our community members. A customer-centric mindset was also essential to persuade four legally non-competent, but very powerful stakeholders to join him in South Africa — his children.</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/InterNations-Blog_Moving-to-Cape-Town-with-My-Kids_Pic-5.jpg"><img decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/InterNations-Blog_Moving-to-Cape-Town-with-My-Kids_Pic-5.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-24573" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/InterNations-Blog_Moving-to-Cape-Town-with-My-Kids_Pic-5.jpg 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/InterNations-Blog_Moving-to-Cape-Town-with-My-Kids_Pic-5-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a><figcaption><center><em>Malte on a hike exploring his new home </em></center></figcaption></figure></div> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/07/26/cuddly-toys-actual-lions-moving-to-cape-town-with-my-kids/#more-24550" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about Cuddly Toys & Actual Lions: Moving to Cape Town with My Kids</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Cuddly Toys & Actual Lions: Moving to Cape Town with My Kids' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/07/26/cuddly-toys-actual-lions-moving-to-cape-town-with-my-kids/' data-summary='In this guest post, InterNations Founder Malte explains what it means to relocate from Germany to South Africa with a family of six.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/" rel="category tag">InterNations Team</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/off-duty/" rel="category tag">Off Duty</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/cape-town-south-africa/" rel="tag">Cape Town (South Africa)</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-children/" rel="tag">expat children</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-families/" rel="tag">expat families</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/moving-with-children/" rel="tag">moving with children</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-24076 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-behind-the-scenes category-internations-corporate-culture tag-cape-town-south-africa tag-customer-centricity tag-expat-life tag-founders-diary-cape-town tag-leadership tag-moving-abroad tag-relocating entry" aria-label="Why I Moved 9,100 Km to Become a Better Business Leader" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/02/18/why-i-moved-9100-km-to-become-a-better-business-leader/">Why I Moved 9,100 Km to Become a Better Business Leader</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2022-02-18T16:18:05+01:00">18 February 2022</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/internations_cc/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">InterNations_CC</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p><em>In this guest post, InterNations Founder Malte explains why he decided to rejoin the expat community, moving to Cape Town in autumn 2021, and what he’s learned so far. He discusses his experience with relocating and settling in, especially with making new contacts abroad.</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic1-.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic1-.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-24084" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic1-.jpg 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic1--300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a><figcaption><em><center>InterNations Founder Malte moved from Munich to Cape Town in late 2021.</center></em></figcaption></figure></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Taking a Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes</h3> <p>Moving to South Africa not only meant putting my walking shoes back on. It also means putting myself into our members’ shoes.</p> <p>After founding InterNations in 2007, I settled down in Munich. In the following 14 years, we grew the business into the world’s largest network for expats and global minds. But despite our success, it makes a huge difference if you’re running an expat community as a German local — or if you’re gaining more experience on the ground.</p> <p>Relocating to Cape Town wasn’t just the ultimate exercise in customer-centric thinking. I also had other, personal reasons for taking this step. In my earlier career as an international TV reporter, I’d often lived abroad. After more than a decade in Germany, I found myself missing expat life.</p> <p>It’s also an adventure to explore another culture and a whole new country as a family. Our horizons have expanded vastly since we came to Cape Town. Living abroad changes your perspective, sometimes radically so. I wouldn’t want my kids to miss out on this amazing opportunity.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-24087" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic2.jpg 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic2-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a><figcaption><em><center>For Malte, Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities he’s ever been to. </center></em></figcaption></figure></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">South Africa: The Perfect Expat Destination for My Family</h3> <p>We specifically chose South Africa for various reasons. I wanted to keep working remotely with the InterNations Team. Most of our team members still live in Germany. To keep the time difference to a minimum, this left me with all of Europe and Africa to choose from.</p> <p>But I had already lived in several European countries and traveled to many more. So, I was looking for a very different kind of expat experience.</p> <p>I’d been to South Africa before, most memorably to visit our local InterNations Communities back in 2016. Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever seen: great location, high quality of life, perfect climate. Making the decision to live here for a while couldn’t have been any easier.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-24088" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic3.jpg 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic3-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a><figcaption><em><center>Like for so many expats, the visa issue was the biggest challenge for Malte and his family.</center></em></figcaption></figure></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">The Road to Relocation, with a Few Bumps along the Way</h3> <p>We managed most of the relocation process on our own. Looking back, I’m not sure if this was the right way to go.</p> <p>Sorting out our visas was the biggest challenge, even without a language barrier to worry about. If we ever move outside the EU again, I’ll definitely consider getting help with visa applications. If you can afford it, just let the professionals take care of it. It will save you a lot of hassle.</p> <p>Other parts of relocating went really smoothly in comparison, especially finding accommodation for our family. Of course, this depends a lot on the local housing market. In Munich, the housing search can be a bit of a nightmare, and we’d been rather worried.</p> <p>Fortunately, there are plenty of opportunities to find decent accommodation at reasonable prices in Cape Town. Many people let apartments or entire houses as vacation homes. Since tourism has been affected by COVID-19, they’ve been switching to long-term rentals. So, the relative ease of finding housing was a pleasant surprise.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic4.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic4.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-24089" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic4.jpg 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic4-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a><figcaption><em><center>First-hand advice from other expats is the best kind of preparation for your move.</center></em></figcaption></figure></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Preparing for the Move in Theory and in Practice  </h3> <p>While you’re preparing for your move, reading up on your destination helps you gain insights into its history and culture. Personally, I really enjoy biographies, memoirs, and books about politics. </p> <p>Nelson Mandela’s <em>The Long Walk to Freedom</em> was obviously a must-read. I also recommend <em>Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood</em> by Trevor Noah. In his account of growing up as a child from a (then illegal) interracial relationship, Noah — a TV host and comedian — presents a very serious topic with a funny touch.</p> <p>In more practical terms, asking other expats for advice is the best kind of support you can get. Luckily, a good friend of mine moved from Germany to Cape Town about ten years ago. She knows the area very well. It’s been an invaluable help to get first-hand information about the best neighborhoods, the right schools, and potential safety issues.</p> <p>Cape Town has a bit of a reputation for being unsafe. I must admit I was a little concerned, after living in Munich — one of Germany’s safest cities — for so long. As newcomers, we needed to adjust our routines, which took some getting used to. Knowing which neighborhoods to avoid, remembering not to go for a walk after dark, and so on.</p> <p>But all in all, settling down in South Africa has been easy. So far, nothing has put a damper on my general satisfaction and my optimism about life in Cape Town. </p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic5.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic5.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-24090" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic5.jpg 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Malte-in-South-Africa-Part-I_Pic5-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a><figcaption><em><center>Making new friends abroad is essential — but it’s not always easy. </center></em></figcaption></figure></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">How to Win Friends and Influence People — Abroad</h3> <p>Relocating to another country always comes with various challenges, not just with regard to paperwork. Making new friends is probably the biggest. Whenever you move, you need to rebuild your personal and professional support network from scratch.</p> <p>Fortunately, I’ve already met plenty of new people in Cape Town. I’ve obviously attended several events hosted by the local <a href="https://www.internations.org/cape-town-expats" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">InterNations Community</a>. Being a father helps too. You’ll automatically meet lots of other parents at your kids’ school or on playdates.</p> <p>It also helps that I’ve been a member of the <a href="https://hub.eonetwork.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)</a> for years. It’s an international peer-to-peer network that is organized in local chapters. It has provided me with easy networking opportunities in Cape Town. At local events for entrepreneurs, we can share experiences, discuss challenges, and mentor each other.</p> <p>Most EO members are South Africans, while the contacts we’ve made through our children’s school are mainly other German expats. Through InterNations, I’ve encountered people from all walks of life, with a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities. I would describe my social circle as a great mixture of private and business contacts, of expats and local residents.</p> <p>Generally speaking, the best thing you can do to make new friends abroad is to be both proactive and persistent. None of the people here have been waiting for you to show up. They’re all leading rich and busy lives. It’s up to you to make the first move and then keep things going.</p> <p>Reliving the experience of organizing an international move and settling down abroad reminded me of what our members are experiencing every day. It’s really true that you can’t understand someone until you’ve walked at least a mile in their shoes.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-dots"/> <p><em>Image credit: Getty Images / InterNations / iStockphoto</em> </p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Why I Moved 9,100 Km to Become a Better Business Leader' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2022/02/18/why-i-moved-9100-km-to-become-a-better-business-leader/' data-summary='InterNations Founder Malte explains why he rejoined the expat community, moving to Cape Town in 2021, and what he's learned so far.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/behind-the-scenes/" rel="category tag">Behind the Scenes</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-corporate-culture/" rel="category tag">InterNations Corporate Culture</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/cape-town-south-africa/" rel="tag">Cape Town (South Africa)</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/customer-centricity/" rel="tag">customer centricity</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-life/" rel="tag">expat life</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/founders-diary-cape-town/" rel="tag">founder's diary: cape town</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/leadership/" rel="tag">leadership</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/moving-abroad/" rel="tag">moving abroad</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/relocating/" rel="tag">relocating</a></span></p></footer></article><article class="post-23866 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-internations-team category-off-duty tag-berlin-germany tag-cape-town-south-africa tag-expat-city-ranking tag-istanbul-turkey tag-madrid-spain tag-munich-germany tag-vilnius-lithuania entry" aria-label="Off Duty: What Do You Love Best about Your City?" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2021/12/01/off-duty-what-do-you-love-best-about-your-city/">Off Duty: What Do You Love Best about Your City?</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2021-12-01T09:49:35+01:00">1 December 2021</time> · by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/author/grobbel/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Margit Grobbel</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large"><a href="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/InterNations-Blog-City-Love-Pic-7.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/InterNations-Blog-City-Love-Pic-7.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-23910" width="636" height="425" srcset="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/InterNations-Blog-City-Love-Pic-7.jpg 636w, https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/InterNations-Blog-City-Love-Pic-7-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px" /></a><figcaption><em><center>Find out what our team members love about their cities!</center></em></figcaption></figure></div> <p>To celebrate our <a href="https://www.internations.org/expat-insider/2021/the-best-worst-cities-for-expats-40189" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Expat City Ranking 2021</a> getting published today, we have asked some of the InterNations team members what they most appreciate about the city they’re currently living in. Find out what expats and locals, long-term residents and new arrivals love about cities from Cape Town to Vilnius. </p> <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/2021/12/01/off-duty-what-do-you-love-best-about-your-city/#more-23866" class="more-link">[Read more…] <span class="screen-reader-text">about Off Duty: What Do You Love Best about Your City?</span></a><div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Off Duty: What Do You Love Best about Your City?' data-link='https://blog.internations.org/blog/2021/12/01/off-duty-what-do-you-love-best-about-your-city/' data-summary='To celebrate our Expat City Ranking 2021, we have asked some of the InterNations team members what they most appreciate about the city they're living in.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">Filed Under: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/" rel="category tag">InterNations Team</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/category/internations-team/off-duty/" rel="category tag">Off Duty</a></span> <span class="entry-tags">Tagged With: <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/berlin-germany/" rel="tag">Berlin (Germany)</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/cape-town-south-africa/" rel="tag">Cape Town (South Africa)</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/expat-city-ranking/" rel="tag">Expat City Ranking</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/istanbul-turkey/" rel="tag">Istanbul (Turkey)</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/madrid-spain/" rel="tag">Madrid (Spain)</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/munich-germany/" rel="tag">Munich (Germany)</a>, <a href="https://blog.internations.org/blog/tag/vilnius-lithuania/" rel="tag">Vilnius (Lithuania)</a></span></p></footer></article></main><aside class="sidebar sidebar-primary widget-area" role="complementary" aria-label="Primary Sidebar" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WPSideBar" id="genesis-sidebar-primary"><h2 class="genesis-sidebar-title screen-reader-text">Primary Sidebar</h2><section id="custom_html-4" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="widget_text widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle widget-title">Follow Us</h3> <div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/InterNations.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://blog.internations.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/iconmonstr-facebook-4-32.png" style="width:32px; 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