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There's so much in CA alone though, I suppose it's hard not to forget about the rest of the country.

Much like living in Texas, I'd imagine.

Re: Homesick!
 

I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to either! :confused: If you mean "why only California" then:
1. Relatives here
2. Sunny and dry, not humid
3. Coastal
4. Theme parks
5. Mountains (ski and surf on the same day if so inclined!)
6. Nearly mid-way between the UK (my family) and the Philippines (wife's family). Direct flights to both.

Not many other places fit those criteria. At the risk of sounding like a Orlando vacationer, I have travelled by land through something like 44 of the lower states, and actually stayed in probably half of those. Mostly by Amtrak but also car and bus. Each have their own attractions but California was my favourite.

Re: Homesick!
 

I believe OP is on L1, so if Guindalf is suggesting he move to another state I don't know how feasible that is.

Re: Homesick!
 

Give it a few more weeks and call it acclimatising.

Plus you haven't had the chance to figure out the fun quirky places in and around where you are are. It's all that every day boring crap that just gets you down.

Sure, it's home sickness, but you know you're only here for x amount of time, so try not to dwell on it and enjoy what you won't get the chance to other wise.

Easier said than done, I know, but chin up....plus BE is a good place to bitch about shit without offending the locals :)

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Give it a few more weeks and you'll be acclimating, not blimmin acclimatising!
Seriously, I feel for you, it's hard, and can't help noticing although I was the poster girl for homesickness, some of the guys are a whole lot better at empathy, as opposed to my contribution of just telling you where to buy good chocolate. Maybe chocolate was my way of dealing with homesickness, explains a lot!

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:lol:

autocorrect, brilliant ain't it :/

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Sorry folks for a 'no show' after the initial post, and many thanks to all you wonderful peep for the replies - much appreciated.

Had a family tragedy, two of my cousins/best mates - both brothers, in their 30's and newly married, died in a road accident in the Middle East. We are deeply shocked and saddened and it’s all too difficult to console the family. Their vehicle collided at an insane speed with the water tank according to the police judging by what’s left of the car, we still don’t know the details and the lorry driver is in a critical condition in the hospital nevertheless a great loss :(

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I'm kind of missing the miserable weather, moaning about it and using it as an excuse to sit at home in front of the TV watching footie on the weekends. Wife & kids all too into the great weather here and keep pestering to ‘let’s go out it is lovely out there’! I’m a terrible husband and dad, eh :o

Kids missing the Robinsons and the occasional dose of strawberry ribena, apart from that they are having fun and cheeky gits fooling around folks here - one of our neighbors, a retired couple were out gardening and said hi to the kids - kids replied with a big hiya Grandma and she was so happy with the gesture that brought a lot of sweets and baked a cake for them, cheeky buggers! A refreshing change from blighty, we all have forgotten about the little things in life and there is no community indulgence and/or integration in Britain anymore, folks tell us that Britain was once renowned for this piece regardless of ethic background, faith etc, pity that we don’t see that anymore and we are all too busy in our own lives and restrictive social circles. I can’t remember the last time someone in the Starbucks/Costa in London or Edinburgh greeted me or I was greeted by a total stranger on the street but here in the US or at least in California the community feeling and the common courtesy is very much alive. – anyway that’s a separate discussion.

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Same here :o, skype is there but I am aware how the folks feel - my dad is still busy doing his stuff after the retirement otherwise I would have asked them to live with us - or maybe they are waiting for someone to ask that question!!

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Wonderful, colleagues are brilliant, the leadership is engaged and supportive- so far a warm welcome and receiving a lot of support, and the client base is great. The onboarding is very structured and meaningful. The only issue is commuting, it is quicker and convenient to drive than switching to alternative mode however 80/90miles round trips every day is draining.

From experience (it’s very limited though), am getting the vibe that the American folks are more ‘chilled’ than the expat community, a particular section is making me nervous already as I have never worked with them before but am all positive and it’s part of the experience hopefully there will be no ’exciting’ moments.

Re: Homesick!
 

Sorry for your loss :(

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Thanks Bob- life is unpredictable :(

Re: Homesick!
 

I'm really sorry to hear that. Wishing you and your family all the best.

Re: Homesick!
 

Sorry to hear that, please accept my condolences.

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Many thanks guys.