Your Arrival Story in 7 Moments

Think about when you first moved somewhere new — use your own experience to map the arc of that story.

The Before

Describe yourself the day before you left. What were you doing? What did you think it was going to be like?

First Signs

Name the first moment something felt different from what you had expected. One sentence.

The Turning Point

Name the single moment when something shifted — a conversation, a place, a small success. Commit to one specific moment.

The After

Sort these into two zones: things that had changed by month three, and things that were still the same. Add your own items.

Had changed

Still the same

What You Thought It Meant

At the time of your turning point (step 3), what story were you telling yourself about what was happening?

What It Actually Meant

Looking back now, was the story you told yourself in step 5 true? What do you think was really happening?

What I thought → What it actually was

→

after

The Meaning in Hindsight

Choose ONE word that captures what that whole period of your life was really about — a word you could not have chosen at the time. Write it, then write one sentence explaining why only now.

Why that word?

Discuss Tell your partner your word from step 7 — does their word change what you would write?

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