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Living in america - want to go home

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vetslife · 30/10/2016 23:11

Having spent the last 9 years in the US, married an american and had 1 DS (2.5yrs) and another on the way I have grown more and more homesick and cannot imagine living here forever and raising my Children here anymore. I live in a beautiful area, lovely people and about 3 yrs into starting my own business .. I should not be this homesick??? But I cant explain it and have no one to talk to, my husband is in theory ok with moving back to UK but it will be hard for him to find work - he is a farmer and farrier - and what if he feels the same in the UK as I do here? I dont know any brits here and the expats from other countries I do know I cant talk to as they r my clients. I cant talk to my parents and give them false hope or worry. Ditto with my old friends in UK. Plus its diffivult to explain if they havent been thru it themselves. Is anyone else in the same boat? surely after 9yrs I should be ok .. DH and I have talked about this but I dont want to harp on and also know we have some responsibilities here for another 2 years at least - I still have have an loan on the business til 2018 and it would be easier for DH if he does a farrier qualification here to transfer to UK system. Also how hard is it for an american to get a work visa for UK? Anyone gone thru repatriating with foreign (non EU) hubby in tow? How did it go? Easy to get visas? My DS has uk passport and Usa and so will the new one. I will get USA citizenship so I dont have to relinquish my green card after certain time just incase... Any help, advice appreciated or just love to know Im not the only one who finds herself in this position.. Sad

OP posts:
midpond · 08/12/2018 20:45

Did you go home vetslife?
I feel exactly the same as you right now.
Though I'm trapped in the US corporate BS, which I think is more challenging in some ways and better in others.

Would love to hear what happened!

mycatistoo · 08/12/2018 21:49

Um ok. Zombie.

midpond · 08/12/2018 22:23

Mycatistoo
I don't know the etiquette of forums
I'm sorry - this is my first one and I'm old so I don't really know what I'm doing
What should I have done

Thank you

Footle · 09/12/2018 07:18

midpond, you've done nothing wrong. But this is an old thread so the original poster ( OP ) probably won't come back to it. So we'll never know!

But if you want to discuss issues of your own, start a new thread ( not in AIBU because that has a high proportion of posters looking for an argument at any cost ) and it will come up on the 'active' threads and hopefully attract replies.

luckybird07 · 10/12/2018 06:42

midpond- I am in the US and had many months of feeling this deep homesickness- it has passed and I am back to enjoying life here again...pm me if you want a chat. Everyone's situation is different of course.

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