Because finding yourself abroad sometimes means losing your socks, your sense of direction, and occasionally your dignity — but always gaining wisdom. Working across continents sounds glamorous in theory: sipping coffee in a new city, sending emails on mountaintops, casually sprinkling foreign words into sentences. But as any seasoned traveler will tell you, the real learning happens in the messy, hilarious, humbling moments no glossy travel blog warns you about. As Pico Iyer famously said, “Travel is not really about leaving our homes, but leaving our habits.”And oh, does working abroad break some habits. Here are the 10 best lessons you’ll learn while working across continents — whether you signed…