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When did/do you feel homesick, if ever?

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TrucksAndDinosaurs · 04/03/2013 00:32

I live in the Caribbean.
For once, it's cold, grey, windy.
I love the weather like this; just for one day I can walk in fresh cool air, without bugs, humidity,sun lotion, sun glasses, red blotchy cheeks, sweat pooling in my bra.I can leave the house and feel like I can breathe.
I can sit in the porch in a hoody.
I miss the seasons, my home city of London, my friends, my family so so much.
I have been here two years. I moved when my son was 12 weeks old.
I wonder if I will ever feel like I like it here.
I get on with it but on days like today it's all I can do not to weep with homesickness.
Do you get homesick?
Did it pass? Does it get better/come in waves/get triggered by certain things?

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pofacedlemonsucker · 10/05/2013 04:14

I sobbed my way through the Olympics opening ceremony.

Other than that, I'm not too bad. Weirdly , I mostly miss crappy British beach holidays and mooching in the woods with the dogs. This is mostly weird because I live in the Canadian Rockies, and there are plenty of woods to mooch in. I'm always on the lookout for wild stuff with teeth and claws though - it's just not possible to let the dogs run off and explore for fear of what they will bring back with them... It makes it a less relaxing affair!

Salbertina · 10/05/2013 04:33

Pofaced- with you on the sobbing there! Ditto the scary woods (scrubland, even back garden!) - sometimes turfing kids out to play Ii am a Little nervous due to resident snakes & scorpions, yes, takes the edge off rather...

Miss sweet smell freshly cut grass! Culture, indian food, public transport, bring able to walk freely, feeling safe

WhataSook · 10/05/2013 21:36

I got proper homesick once DD was born, being in the UK and no one to share her with.

I get it a little bad at Christmas time too when it should be warm and instead its bloody cold and miserable...still. Grin

Makingmama · 11/05/2013 17:21

I've only been away from the Uk (in Dubai) since Dec and I'be been very homesick since arriving. I miss my friends and social life a lot, going to Ikea helps as it feels like being back in the UK lol!

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