We moved abroad about three years ago. DH wanted to get out of the UK after the initial Brexit vote to avoid "getting stuck". We've got a lovely house here, big garden, live close to a major city but still quite rural,
we both have good jobs and earn more than we did in the UK, have more family time and much less pressure. Medical care is better and DS has the chance to grow up bilingual, attending a private school all the way to university entrance, if needed. I have family here, too, while DHs family are back in the UK. It's quite lovely, really.
However, I still miss the UK and still don't feel settled here. I'm sure Covid didn't help with trying to make friends in the area. I get on well with my colleagues but I don't really know any of our neighbours or know anyone in our town. I just feel out of place here, which is really odd because I should feel much more "at home" (I spent most of my childhood here).
I was initially hoping that this move wouldn't be permanent, that we'd move back to to the UK eventually. However, with Brexit actually having gone through, chances for that are looking less likely. So, where else could we move...in the next five to ten years? I miss the beach we used to live near. We had brilliant neighbours and a lovely little village community around us. I miss that.
I was thinking perhaps Scotland would be an option (I know, also the UK)? But perhaps somewhere else, too? We are both free to live and work anywhere in the EU.