Been back almost a month now
First of all i have never been on this "back home" site before.Infact i have never noticed it LOL!!!!!
Well after 10yrs in Alberta we are finally home. We are settling in Kendal in the lake district.Its a beautiful town and i can really see us beng here along time. I am so very happy and surprised that my son is settling very well into school.I was almost sick to my stomach with worry about him.But i think i can settle now as he is doing well. I keep having flash backs to what is was like living in Alberta.........there is no doubt its a beautiful country,but it stops there for us. There is nothing but an empty feeling.......infact i cant beleive i lived there for 10yrs,it doesnt seem real. It feels so right to be back in my home land. Does anyone else have those feelings???? |
Re: Been back almost a month now
Congratulations on your move back and trust your instincts. I too anticipate having that feeling you describe when I finally move back. I'm in the USA but yes it's an empty feeling I have about the place. I only feel truly alive when I'm back home and I can't wait to feel that way everyday once more. I'm glad your son is doing well. I have two boys and I'm very worried about how they'll manage.
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Know what you mean we have just got back from holidays in the u.k. and I loved every minute of my stay,we stayed in the Cotswolds,Chester,then went to visit my cousin in Berkshire.
Even though I have been in Oz fpr 40 plus years I still find it hard to settle,especially after having been home for a few weeks. Pleased that you have settled back :thumbsup: |
Re: Been back almost a month now
Originally Posted by Cumbrian Lass
(Post 9640618)
First of all i have never been on this "back home" site before.Infact i have never noticed it LOL!!!!!
Well after 10yrs in Alberta we are finally home. We are settling in Kendal in the lake district.Its a beautiful town and i can really see us beng here along time. I am so very happy and surprised that my son is settling very well into school.I was almost sick to my stomach with worry about him.But i think i can settle now as he is doing well. I keep having flash backs to what is was like living in Alberta.........there is no doubt its a beautiful country,but it stops there for us. There is nothing but an empty feeling.......infact i cant beleive i lived there for 10yrs,it doesnt seem real. It feels so right to be back in my home land. Does anyone else have those feelings???? |
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Time to change that profile location:thumbup:
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Re: Been back almost a month now
Originally Posted by Cumbrian Lass
(Post 9640618)
First of all i have never been on this "back home" site before.Infact i have never noticed it LOL!!!!!
Well after 10yrs in Alberta we are finally home. We are settling in Kendal in the lake district.Its a beautiful town and i can really see us beng here along time. I am so very happy and surprised that my son is settling very well into school.I was almost sick to my stomach with worry about him.But i think i can settle now as he is doing well. I keep having flash backs to what is was like living in Alberta.........there is no doubt its a beautiful country,but it stops there for us. There is nothing but an empty feeling.......infact i cant beleive i lived there for 10yrs,it doesnt seem real. It feels so right to be back in my home land. Does anyone else have those feelings???? We too were totally focused on the kids settling into school to the exclusion of almost everything else and we need not have worried as they settled in from day 1 and seem very happy.:D We love the area we are in and I for one love being back in Glasgow, I think Glasweigans are some of the friendliest people in the UK, I love it that I find it hard to get a word in edgeways these days as I was never very good at small talk and that was all I seemed to get in BC. The only cloud on the horizon is the job market but we haven't given up hope yet, had my first interview today(:fingerscrossed:) . As someone else wrote you just have to keep your nerve and keep plugging away. Hope it all continues to go well for you Cumbria Lass. |
Re: Been back almost a month now
Originally Posted by Cumbrian Lass
(Post 9640618)
infact i cant beleive i lived there for 10yrs,it doesnt seem real. It feels so right to be back in my home land. Does anyone else have those feelings????
I shall certainly miss the Rockies but I won't miss Alberta in general. In fact, Canada as a whole hasn't felt like home in a very long time, it just took me a few years to realize that I guess. Welshie. |
Re: Been back almost a month now
Originally Posted by Cumbrian Lass
(Post 9640618)
First of all i have never been on this "back home" site before.Infact i have never noticed it LOL!!!!!
Well after 10yrs in Alberta we are finally home. We are settling in Kendal in the lake district.Its a beautiful town and i can really see us beng here along time. I am so very happy and surprised that my son is settling very well into school.I was almost sick to my stomach with worry about him.But i think i can settle now as he is doing well. I keep having flash backs to what is was like living in Alberta.........there is no doubt its a beautiful country,but it stops there for us. There is nothing but an empty feeling.......infact i cant beleive i lived there for 10yrs,it doesnt seem real. It feels so right to be back in my home land. Does anyone else have those feelings???? |
Re: Been back almost a month now
Originally Posted by cheeky_monkey
(Post 9650254)
Lucky you...winters is almost upon us again in Alberta :thumbdown:..times like this that i feel the need to come home.
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so glad we came home when i hear the snow on its way.I couldnt bare another winter there,and i heard this winter is going to be alot worse than the last one......if it can get any worse.Sorry folks : (
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Originally Posted by Welshie82
(Post 9650353)
I heard a rumour it's supposed to snow in Calgary tomorrow. I had hoped I would be able to leave without seeing any snow, wishful thinking apparently.
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Re: Been back almost a month now
Originally Posted by Welshie82
(Post 9645257)
I totally agree. I just got back to Calgary after spending two weeks in England job hunting. As I was flying over Alberta and getting ready to land I looked out on the boring, drab, brown countryside and didn't feel any connection to it whatsoever. I asked myself the same things: "How could I have lived here so long? How can I have seen beauty in this boring province?"
I shall certainly miss the Rockies but I won't miss Alberta in general. In fact, Canada as a whole hasn't felt like home in a very long time, it just took me a few years to realize that I guess. Welshie. |
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I never ever thought i would settle back in the UK so easily. Apart from the house not being big enough for all our stuff,we have settled in Kendal very very fast. Its still early days and we still have friends to make,but it actually feels like HOME.I never ever felt that in Canada,there was always some thing missing and i couldnt tell anyone who asked me what it was.But now i really know.......its that HOMELY feeling.:D
My son has spent just about all his life in Canada ,but surprisingly he too has slotted in here.He does have a bit to catch up on,especially French,geography and history.But he seems very interested in the subjects in the school here,where every thing seemed boring over there.He wasnt interested in the school work over there nor his homework,but i have seen a big change in 6 weeks,and he is getting stuck in and is willing to work hard.:thumbsup: He was bullied for a day or so,which i jumped on right away,and all was sorted out within a day or so.Now he seems very happy.:eek: Once he was happy ,so was I....now loving life:thumbsup::thumbsup: |
Re: Been back almost a month now
Originally Posted by Cumbrian Lass
(Post 9662456)
I never ever thought i would settle back in the UK so easily. Apart from the house not being big enough for all our stuff,we have settled in Kendal very very fast. Its still early days and we still have friends to make,but it actually feels like HOME.I never ever felt that in Canada,there was always some thing missing and i couldnt tell anyone who asked me what it was.But now i really know.......its that HOMELY feeling.:D
My son has spent just about all his life in Canada ,but surprisingly he too has slotted in here.He does have a bit to catch up on,especially French,geography and history.But he seems very interested in the subjects in the school here,where every thing seemed boring over there.He wasnt interested in the school work over there nor his homework,but i have seen a big change in 6 weeks,and he is getting stuck in and is willing to work hard.:thumbsup: He was bullied for a day or so,which i jumped on right away,and all was sorted out within a day or so.Now he seems very happy.:eek: Once he was happy ,so was I....now loving life:thumbsup::thumbsup: |
Re: Been back almost a month now
Originally Posted by Cumbrian Lass
(Post 9640618)
First of all i have never been on this "back home" site before.Infact i have never noticed it LOL!!!!!
Well after 10yrs in Alberta we are finally home. We are settling in Kendal in the lake district.Its a beautiful town and i can really see us beng here along time. I am so very happy and surprised that my son is settling very well into school.I was almost sick to my stomach with worry about him.But i think i can settle now as he is doing well. I keep having flash backs to what is was like living in Alberta.........there is no doubt its a beautiful country,but it stops there for us. There is nothing but an empty feeling.......infact i cant beleive i lived there for 10yrs,it doesnt seem real. It feels so right to be back in my home land. Does anyone else have those feelings???? |
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