How to overcome loneliness when missing the love and affection from your dear ones to your kids, it is hard to be away from home.

Find the English Forum and create a social network.

Zug is packed full of expat companies, so I'm sure you'll find someone.

From personal experience re being alone - don't dwell on it and look for and exploit the opportunities that you wouldn't have had if you'd stayed where you grew up.

Welcome to the EF.

One thing you should do is STAY AWAY FROM ALCOHOL.
In such cases, unfortunately a lot of people drink.

.... friends ....

I think there's some expats in Zug...

There's lots of us friendly expat types in Zug. Chin up

Videochats on Skype do help

Especially if you're with a bunch of ex pats in Zug

Skype me if you like and I will cheer you up so will my kids I have 4.

Is this the first time you move?
If yes, the answer is: give it time.
Build up routines that fit the new environment.
Of course you are missing friends and family, anything else would be abnormal.
But you are also missing the understanding of the way the bureaucracy works, the lingo that the authorities speak. If you don't speak the local language, shopping can be a problem. I remember the first month in Sweden I washed everything in fabric softener. Clothes smelled O.K. but they were not CLEAN ... funny people the Swedes I was thinking . Focus on learning the local language.
Don't worry about the children, they are more adaptable than we are.
Most important: don't project your anxieties on the childeren but let them help you settle. Support each other and be positive. Aknowledge the sorrow of missing the old friends, it's normal and all right to shed a tear or two.
It will be all right after half a year or so.
Hard, but all right.

Hi,

if you are looking for a Spanish club try http://www.centro-espanol-zug.ch/index.php?lang=de

You could also join the http://www.ziwc.ch/home.php or PM me

That's a bit rude I don't think Swedes are funny people, I thought they were vegetables

The loneliest year for me was the first year I had a child and became a stay at home Mom. No parents or family near me but I did make friends.

Do you know what helped? Having a second child. Kept me busier and the kids were quite happy with each other.

Be proud of your achievements. You've done it on your own. And stay in touch with your family. They can still support you emotionally thousands of miles away.

Get out there and meet people. EF drinks, sports for a start. Make contact with anyone who is interested in your hobbies. Even talking to your neighbors is OK (despite what the general opinion of Swiss neighbors is on EF). It's a gradual process but avoiding people won't better your situation.