Hello there! - Living in Aus. How do you handle homesickness?
Mar 25th 2010, 4:07 am
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Re: Hello there! - Living in Aus. How do you handle homesickness?
I wish you to feel much better soon.You are too cruel, Sir!
Mar 25th 2010, 6:01 am
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Re: Hello there! - Living in Aus. How do you handle homesickness?
I miss Adelaide...
Have you been in Greece, recently?
And I don't mean the islands.
We don't even have a park in my town.But it's not just the green.
I am so sorry to say that, but everythink works here...by luck.
If you see the news you will be dipressed.Crime, crime, crime...by foreigners.
I am so afraid for the future, especially for my children.
Will I have a job?
And you must pray don't get sick and go to the hospital...
(Doctors are heroes here..)
I don't want to continue this list.
If you are in Australia and you don't like your town because of any reason you can always move.But if your life is in dangerous in your country and can't leave from it what do you do?Who would like to change with me guys??
I am ready to give my house and my money.The only I want is a permanent residence in Australia.And I am going to take my life in my hands.
Stop complain guys and I don't mean just homesickness.This is a healthy feeling.
You haven't realized in what world you live and sincerely hope never face the real problems.
Have you been in Greece, recently?
And I don't mean the islands.
We don't even have a park in my town.But it's not just the green.
I am so sorry to say that, but everythink works here...by luck.
If you see the news you will be dipressed.Crime, crime, crime...by foreigners.
I am so afraid for the future, especially for my children.
Will I have a job?
And you must pray don't get sick and go to the hospital...
(Doctors are heroes here..)
I don't want to continue this list.
If you are in Australia and you don't like your town because of any reason you can always move.But if your life is in dangerous in your country and can't leave from it what do you do?Who would like to change with me guys??
I am ready to give my house and my money.The only I want is a permanent residence in Australia.And I am going to take my life in my hands.
Stop complain guys and I don't mean just homesickness.This is a healthy feeling.
You haven't realized in what world you live and sincerely hope never face the real problems.
Mar 25th 2010, 8:09 am
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Re: Hello there! - Living in Aus. How do you handle homesickness?
Welcome back at your favorite place,
I am also home sick and i do only one thing which is internet marketing services provide to all over world.
Thanks,
Mark Janet
I am also home sick and i do only one thing which is internet marketing services provide to all over world.
Thanks,
Mark Janet
Mar 25th 2010, 8:45 am
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Re: Hello there! - Living in Aus. How do you handle homesickness?
I have just joined to say hello! I am from the UK and moved to Oz 10 years ago. I went back to the UK for one year but decided to return to come back to Oz. Now I am really homesick as I got used to being near my old friends and family again. Keen to hear from people also a little Blue and how you overcome it xxx
Mar 26th 2010, 8:59 am
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Re: Hello there! - Living in Aus. How do you handle homesickness?
Hi jondaz,
Welcome to BE. I hope you enjoy being part of our community.
I am in the USA so can't comment on living in Australia, but I can relate to the homsickness. I found it was extremely hard to adjust in the beginning, it was almost overwhelming, but as time went on it got easier to deal with. I still get homesick from time to time, usually after a trip to the UK or when relatives have visited us here, or now and again after talking to them on the phone. So for me homesickness comes and goes. I've learnt over the years to go with the flow and not to try and bury it away, and remind myself of all the positive things of living in the USA.
Some don't ever get homesick, others have it come and go, and a few suffer from it all of the time. Its completely natural to miss one's family and friends and I suppose its how you cope with it that can make or break how you settle in your new country. Many focus on the positive aspects of why they moved abroad, but for some homesickness never goes away and in the end they decide that they want to move back .... and that's okay too.
I am going to move this thread for you to the Australia forum so that others can share how they cope with feelings of homesickness.
I hope you enjoy your stay with us and please don't hesitate to give me a shout if you have any site questions.
Welcome to BE. I hope you enjoy being part of our community.
I am in the USA so can't comment on living in Australia, but I can relate to the homsickness. I found it was extremely hard to adjust in the beginning, it was almost overwhelming, but as time went on it got easier to deal with. I still get homesick from time to time, usually after a trip to the UK or when relatives have visited us here, or now and again after talking to them on the phone. So for me homesickness comes and goes. I've learnt over the years to go with the flow and not to try and bury it away, and remind myself of all the positive things of living in the USA.
Some don't ever get homesick, others have it come and go, and a few suffer from it all of the time. Its completely natural to miss one's family and friends and I suppose its how you cope with it that can make or break how you settle in your new country. Many focus on the positive aspects of why they moved abroad, but for some homesickness never goes away and in the end they decide that they want to move back .... and that's okay too.
I am going to move this thread for you to the Australia forum so that others can share how they cope with feelings of homesickness.
I hope you enjoy your stay with us and please don't hesitate to give me a shout if you have any site questions.
Mar 28th 2010, 5:31 am
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Re: Hello there! - Living in Aus. How do you handle homesickness?
"Things are so tidy in Australia! Lower unemployment! no crime! amazing schools! friendly people! and green, green everywhere!
Oh God! I hope to be blessed to go someday...
I wish you to feel much better soon."
OMG !!!! What programmes have you been watching ?? and what colour are the glasses you're wearing ?!?!?!?!?!!? 
Oh God! I hope to be blessed to go someday...
I wish you to feel much better soon."
OMG !!!! What programmes have you been watching ?? and what colour are the glasses you're wearing ?!?!?!?!?!!?
Mar 28th 2010, 5:58 am
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Re: Hello there! - Living in Aus. How do you handle homesickness?
"Things are so tidy in Australia! Lower unemployment! no crime! amazing schools! friendly people! and green, green everywhere!
Oh God! I hope to be blessed to go someday...
I wish you to feel much better soon."
OMG !!!! What programmes have you been watching ?? and what colour are the glasses you're wearing ?!?!?!?!?!!?
Oh God! I hope to be blessed to go someday...
I wish you to feel much better soon."
OMG !!!! What programmes have you been watching ?? and what colour are the glasses you're wearing ?!?!?!?!?!!? 
But who is going to explain Australia is the dreaming destination of so many million people around the world?Are they all blind?
Anyway, I can understand if you don't want any other migrants in Australia.It is possible I would feel the same.But there are a lot of skilled people who would be good Australians because they love your country.
Definitely if you defame your country does not make you good citizen.
Mar 28th 2010, 6:39 am
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Re: Hello there! - Living in Aus. How do you handle homesickness?
You may be right
But who is going to explain Australia is the dreaming destination of so many million people around the world?Are they all blind?
Anyway, I can understand if you don't want any other migrants in Australia.It is possible I would feel the same.But there are a lot of skilled people who would be good Australians because they love your country.
Definitely if you defame your country does not make you good citizen.
But who is going to explain Australia is the dreaming destination of so many million people around the world?Are they all blind?
Anyway, I can understand if you don't want any other migrants in Australia.It is possible I would feel the same.But there are a lot of skilled people who would be good Australians because they love your country.
Definitely if you defame your country does not make you good citizen.
If you think Aus is better than anywhere else you are very mistaken, somethings are better somethings are worse somethings are just different.
Mar 28th 2010, 6:44 am
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Re: Hello there! - Living in Aus. How do you handle homesickness?
"Things are so tidy in Australia! Lower unemployment! no crime! amazing schools! friendly people! and green, green everywhere!
Oh God! I hope to be blessed to go someday...
I wish you to feel much better soon."
OMG !!!! What programmes have you been watching ?? and what colour are the glasses you're wearing ?!?!?!?!?!!?
Oh God! I hope to be blessed to go someday...
I wish you to feel much better soon."
OMG !!!! What programmes have you been watching ?? and what colour are the glasses you're wearing ?!?!?!?!?!!?
Mar 28th 2010, 7:05 am
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Re: Hello there! - Living in Aus. How do you handle homesickness?
Aus is not a paradise at all, it has its own share of problems, just like anywhere else. I could make a very big list of them all but it would only get the normal reaction of, 'why dont you buger off then', that always happens.
If you think Aus is better than anywhere else you are very mistaken, somethings are better somethings are worse somethings are just different.
If you think Aus is better than anywhere else you are very mistaken, somethings are better somethings are worse somethings are just different.
If you compare it with my country is surely a paradise in all sectors!
Comparably with UK what could we say?I see that many from UK wish to emigrate to Australia.Why?I would be interested to know.
Thanks
Mar 28th 2010, 7:19 am
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Re: Hello there! - Living in Aus. How do you handle homesickness?
You may be right
But who is going to explain Australia is the dreaming destination of so many million people around the world?Are they all blind?
Anyway, I can understand if you don't want any other migrants in Australia.It is possible I would feel the same.But there are a lot of skilled people who would be good Australians because they love your country.
Definitely if you defame your country does not make you good citizen.
But who is going to explain Australia is the dreaming destination of so many million people around the world?Are they all blind?
Anyway, I can understand if you don't want any other migrants in Australia.It is possible I would feel the same.But there are a lot of skilled people who would be good Australians because they love your country.
Definitely if you defame your country does not make you good citizen.
That said, once you have the "want " to move, no-one can change it for you. You have to experience it yourself or you will forever be wondering "what if ? "
All the best to you but dae yersel a favour and look into it a wee bit more !!
Tass.