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Sorry Bayside, Melbourne......thanks though x

Ah....tis a bit far for you, then! I hope you start to feel better soon Laura :wubclub:

Sue x

Hi,

 

I just wanted to say there must be lots of us in the same boat......We have been out in Aus almost a year now and I am now feeling very homesick. I think a lot of it is because I have had trouble finding work whereas my OH fell into a good job and is also doing a college course so has a lot going on for him. I am really missing family and friends now, its like a dull ache that is always there and I don't know if it will go away, however long we stay here. My OH also would like to stay for 3-4 years and then we plan to go back to live in the UK but I agree it does feel a bit like a prison sentence! I find myself planning a visit home and trying to encourge friends and family to come out and see us!

 

If anyone wants to meet up for a chat and a moan you are welcome to PM me......I am living in bayside

 

Laura x

Laura, I'm sure one of our members Rudi put a thread out for coffee in Bayside just recently, I'm sure she'd be happy to have you along to meet some new friends! I'm a bit too far North to join you.. hope you can go along!

Sue x

Hi Bird

I can totally identify with your feelings of homesickness - it's not just a general "I miss people" feeling, it's real and horrible and colours your view of everything around you. Like you I am very close to my family and the feeling of not having them there has been a big wrench for me.

I'm not going to roll out the old chestnut that you "haven't been here long enough" to settle, only you and your family know how you've been affected and what's best for you. All I CAN tell you is that for me, those despairing feelings began to subside after about six months and I don't feel half as bad as I used to. I still miss people but not to the extent I feel I can't cope without them any more.

The worst thing is having to weigh up the pro's and con's. There are huge benefits for you living here as you have said, and other pluses for you to return.

I wish you all the best of luck, and please come back to talk to us so you can work your feelings through - only someone who has emigrated will understand how you're likely to be feeling.

Sue x