What is Tryb App
Tryb is a social discovery network made by and made for expatriates, digital nomads, and third culture kids. The primary purpose of Tryb is to help you make friends abroad and establish a social circle in a new country. Anyone who has moved to a foreign country knows that making friends from scratch is very difficult. There are often additional factors that make it hard to find friends in a new country, such as language & culture. Moving to a new country is exciting because you are leaving behind everyone and everything familiar to explore new opportunities and experiences. But once you land, there is no time to waste. You have to set up your new apartment, navigate a new job, sort out documents, and the list goes on and on. Through this hectic phase of settling in, most of us neglect our mental well-being by forgetting to socialize. It’s not long before you begin to feel lonely & homesick.
Why Tryb
Our social life in a new country often takes a back seat because most of us either forget or have to put it on hold until we have more time. Before you know it, six months have passed, and you still have not made any friends yet. Your social network consists of work colleagues and grocery store clerks you make small talk with during checkout. Most weeknights, you eat dinner alone while watching television. On weekends you might go out to explore your new city, but wandering alone is not fun. As humans, we are social creatures, so it does not take long for social isolation to take a toll on our mental health. It’s common for expatriates to experience feelings of loneliness, depression, and homesickness while abroad. Like most people these days, you will inevitably turn to online resources to find friends. And sure, there are platforms you can use to find helpful information, connect with fellow expats, and join social groups. But the problem is that you have to sift through lots of information on multiple channels. You sign up for different services, jump from one app to another, and post in groups and forums trying to find helpful and accurate information. It’s very time-consuming and frustrating.
The Tryb Community
Tryb is the result of the belief that expatriates should, and need to, have one dedicated platform only for them. A social platform to connect with like-minded expats, get firsthand answers to questions from fellow expats, and create or join activities with other expats in your host city. The idea for Tryb arose from a need to connect with expats who could relate, whether through a shared language, interest, or even lifestyle. Often, when you are thousands of miles from home, all you desire is some familiarity, a sense of belonging, a sense of home. Expats around the globe are one big tribe that share a common attribute. An attribute that allows us to venture outside of our comfort zone so we can explore and experience all that this amazing planet has to offer. That’s why Tryb is a platform that aims to foster a healthy community that we can all rely on when we are alone in a foreign land.