The plan and why it didn’t happen that way
Before leaving for Europe, we inquired about possibilities of work for me once there. Aasha would have her hands full with her work at the university, our daughter would go to school, and I didn’t plan on sitting at home doing nothing. But things didn’t turn out quite as we had planned.Although I was told that my dependent spouse visa would allow me to work in Belgium, the reality here was that my Master’s degree suddenly became my own little prison, limiting my options to work in my current career field. In addition, since a lot of HR companies in Belgium work across the country, most of job openings required fluent Dutch and French, which I didn’t have upon arrival.
Before leaving for Europe, we inquired about possibilities of work for me once there. Aasha would have her hands full with her work at the university, our daughter would go to school, and I didn’t plan on sitting at home doing nothing. But things didn’t turn out quite as we had planned.Although I was told that my dependent spouse visa would allow me to work in Belgium, the reality here was that my Master’s degree suddenly became my own little prison, limiting my options to work in my current career field. In addition, since a lot of HR companies in Belgium work across the country, most of job openings required fluent Dutch and French, which I didn’t have upon arrival.
