Slept on it and we need to go

[AaronS]

Guess I should post this here...even though it's back the US for us. Some of you saw my homesick post I'm sure. Been a week or so and we've slept on it and the consensus is still we should head back in a year or so. Ultimately we just weren't prepared for how much we would be missing our family and friends...and thanks (or not so thanks) to the internet and Facebook for only making it worse. Basically we just have to wait a year so the relocation costs don't fall back on us from the company my wife works for.

Seriously, I didn't know how deep my roots and feeling were for the people that were in my life. My mom and dad....my friends....my band mates....the music lifestyle I had that took me 12 years to build up. I thought I was tougher than this but guess not. It's a hot mess in the US right now with the economy and politics and that's the reason we left, but now we see we'd rather weather the storm with people we love than be alone in comfort.

Not sure when it will be yet but targeting no later than April-ish of next year (get another southern sky summer)

[RockDr]

Feels good when the decision is made...
Hopefully this means you can now settle in and enjoy your time here, now that you know it's temporary.
Good luck with everything :)

[Moving 2 Melbourne]

Who knows, now you know you could be heading home you may find you settle easier and in 12 months time may decide to stay after all.

[Guest31881]

Hi Aaron,

Sorry to see its not worked out for you, I have seen most of your posts while you were looking forward to moving here and the last one I saw about how you felt now you are here and unable to connect with the local music scene.

These feeling can only be experienced once here, no one can prepare us for how emotions will change and effect us all. I hope now you have a target date to look forward to you will start to feel better and you will see a light at the end of the tunnel

Good luck for the future and when you are back in the USA and rich and famous..... Just remember you pals on PIO.

[harpodom]

Hi mate, just make sure you're prepared for the fact that those people in your life you've missed will have moved on to a certain extent, and that slotting straight back in as if nothing happened is not as easy as it sounds. Try and enjoy the rest of the time here....and never say never. Good luck.

[AaronS]

Hi mate, just make sure you're prepared for the fact that those people in your life you've missed will have moved on to a certain extent, and that slotting straight back in as if nothing happened is not as easy as it sounds. Try and enjoy the rest of the time here....and never say never. Good luck.

That's the part that I'm not too worried about. I'm in contact with all of them...daily. I'm working on music projects with 3 bands right now. They send me the music tracks and I do my parts (guitar, keyboard or vocals) and send them back. My former band and I are working on new song specific to that band. We are actually planning on releasing an album in the US with me here. That's want I meant about my roots being deep with the scene there. I can't let go and they don't seem to be able either.

[AaronS]

Good luck for the future and when you are back in the USA and rich and famous..... Just remember you pals on PIO.

haha....well, I wouldn't count on me being rich and famous...home town hero is just fine....especially when it's in Austin and music related.

[harpodom]

That's the part that I'm not too worried about. I'm in contact with all of them...daily. I'm working on music projects with 3 bands right now. They send me the music tracks and I do my parts (guitar, keyboard or vocals) and send them back. My former band and I are working on new song specific to that band. We are actually planning on releasing an album in the US with me here. That's want I meant about my roots being deep with the scene there. I can't let go and they don't seem to be able either.

perhaps that's part of the reason why you've not settled. It's necessary to 'let go' of your old life when you move permanently to another country. That for me was the hardest part and it probably took at least 2 years

[AaronS]

perhaps that's part of the reason why you've not settled. It's necessary to 'let go' of your old life when you move permanently to another country. That for me was the hardest part and it probably took at least 2 years

Thing is, that is my life...and if I can't find something to fill that here then it's not right for me.

[landv]

Seriously, I didn't know how deep my roots and feeling were for the people that were in my life.

I think this is one thing that some able to overcome and some not, and perhaps determine whether one settles successfully in another part of the world or not.

Just go with your heart and enjoy it here in the meantime.