After 5 years abroad on two continents, I'm heading back to the UK. And despite the fact that I should be excited I'm going home, I'm actually really apprehensive.
I've been a full time student/freelancer for the past two years, living in a hot climate with a great outdoors lifestyle and loads of free time. I'm now going back to cold, wet, dark UK - alone initially - as well as having to find a job, manage a commute, find a flat, do my Masters AND plan two weddings.
Of course I'm looking forward to seeing family and friends, being closer to them etc, but I feel like I can't tell them that I'm not looking forward to coming back because they will get defensive/take offense. I'm also wary of being an expat bore and finding nothing in common with people from my small town again.
I guess this is just a very long-winded way of saying - those of you who returned back to your home countries, how did you deal with it?
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LiefieLiefie · 23/01/2017 20:21
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