Just wondering at which point did it finally hit that you were staying longer than the usual fortnight in your new country?

And has anyone got younger kids who in the early days might not have entirely grasped the concept of emigrating and asked 'when are we going home?'

To give an illustration- when I had my first baby it first hit home to me that I was totally responsible for this little person when she passed that first Black Jack nappy and I realised there was noone but me to change her! It was a weird split second of a moment but it was at that point it hit home that I had someone to care for, for a looooong time to come!

hi there,

I think you will be enjoying life so much, you won't have time for it to dawn on you!!

Away from the stresses and strains of materialism and traffic jams and into fresh air and friendliness.

If you keep telling yourself that you should be homesick then you probably will be - just enjoy it!!

Yes dear husband- but I wouldn't be normal if I didn't anticipate that at some stage I am going to get homesick! And I am already thinking about how to handle the kids realisation that they won't be pulling into their old street again.

Anyway, this isn't Jerry Springer so get back to turning that house around for a quick sale!

I never really felt I was on holiday - its hard to do that when you have packed up your whole house and said farewell to all friends and family, but I kinda know what you mean.

For me, I remember being here for a couple of months and we were driving back from Antigonish on a lovely sunny, but crisp day. I looked around at the scenery and it was beautiful - I turned to my husband and said to him "pinch me, I must be dreaming - after all these years I actually live in Canada"

It was upon the death of my father. At that point it became clear that I would never make something of myself in the colonies and return in triumph.

I still get moments where I think "I'm living in Canada"

Well we have been in Nova Scotia one week tomorrow and No I can't believe we are finally here.. it's a weird feeling..!! I am over the moon to be here it is totally great and for us coming from France, a total change..
And the people are so lovely and friendly
I don't think it has totally sunk in because we have had one busy week but we have sorted a car, bank account and buying a million and one things for our house..
Very Exciting..!!!

I too still get moments when I think: "Oh God, I'm living in Canada."

Keep this thought in mind when you get the down surge around the six month marker. The first year is a bit of a roller coaster ride, you have to remember why you came and what you want to achieve for your family.

Good to see you are here, well done.

I let you know when I have my PR

It was probably when I realised that it is actually true that there is nothing but crap on TV. So I gone and thunk to myself during the great winter of discontent (2005)...."I'd better get out there, do something and embrace the big life I'm supposed to be living out west".

Having done that now, it's clear that I'm not living the same old, same old life I used to back in Stinkpit Island. A life consisting of interesting work yet with a laisse-faire work ethic, mentalist extreme sports, a cool social vibe, good BC cactus, and good times.

the emigree's life ain't so bad.

R.

When I started work, three weeks after we arrived.

For about the first six or seven weeks I used to say every Thursday to my OH - " This day four weeks ago we left home isn't that hard to believe and then this day five weeks, six weeks" etc etc Then one Sunday we were siting on our old wooden swing in our back yard and I said to him "You know this is the first week I haven't thought about leaving the old country - I truly feel like I am now home".

When we started thinking in dollars and the savings began to deteriorate. As soon as you get into the work routine I think the vacation mindset goes away.

Another turning point was landing back in Calgary after spending our first Easter here in Vancouver and I thought how nice it was to be coming 'home'. Once you consider where you live as home you are no longer in the vacation mode.

When we came through immigration.