Moving to a new city is not easy. Most expats are so busy organizing their new life that they forget to fully settle in and make their new home a home. Expat Rental Scout gives you the best tips to feel right at home

1. Give your new home in Amsterdam a personal touch

To immediately feel at home, you can give your new home a personal touch. By putting up pictures of your family and friends from home. You can even give a hotel room or a furnished apartment a personal touch with photos. Adding something dear to your new environment will make it easier for you to avoid home illness.

2. Go shopping in your new city

It usually takes a while for all your belongings to arrive at your new home. You may even have decided to store or sell some of your household goods before leaving your country of origin. Until you can furnish your new home in Amsterdam with your own stuff, you'll need furniture and household items that work instead. Nobody wants to use cardboard boxes as furniture. List all the things you will need to make your new place a home. Take excursions to local shops and choose things that suit your personal taste. Don't just focus on practical things, but also buy decorations such as plants, curtains and cushions. After all, who doesn't get excited about shopping?

3. Explore your new hometown.

Even hard exploring your new hometown doesn't seem as important as bureaucratic issues say, it's still essential to really settle down. Buy a map of your new hometown (for the folks who still buy paper maps, otherwise Google Maps will be your best friend) and just take little walks in your new living room. You will quickly find shops and cafes that you like, which are the best places to meet new people. Another way to connect with the locals is to volunteer or attend local festivities. Your new hometown has a lot to offer, so get out there!