England to Southern California (kicking and screaming)
Mar 12th 2014, 8:00 pm
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England to Southern California (kicking and screaming)
Hello
Let me introduce myself. I'm Sharon and I grew up in a tiny town in Surrey (Caterham) which nobody has ever heard of so I tell everyone I'm from south London. I was actually living in South Norwood before I came to America, so it's close.
It was not my choice to emigrate actually. My ex husband decided it was too expensive to live in England anymore and since my dad had lived in the USA since the early 70's he asked him to sponsor us. We arrived in California in August 1994 with two small children (2 and 7). I cried all the way here.
Life is different but I think I have a better lifestyle here than I could ever had hoped for in England, although California is getting more and more expensive. My kids have grown up 'yank' but still have a slight English accent, although relatives wouldn't say so.
Anyway, cut to the chase, I enjoy my life here. I'm now divorced and engaged to an America. In my heart I feel I don't belong in America, but if i go home, I won't belong there either as after 20 years everything has changed so much.
I've recently started blogging about my life and differences and came across this site on my research/travels around the web.
It's nice to be here.
Sharon
Let me introduce myself. I'm Sharon and I grew up in a tiny town in Surrey (Caterham) which nobody has ever heard of so I tell everyone I'm from south London. I was actually living in South Norwood before I came to America, so it's close.
It was not my choice to emigrate actually. My ex husband decided it was too expensive to live in England anymore and since my dad had lived in the USA since the early 70's he asked him to sponsor us. We arrived in California in August 1994 with two small children (2 and 7). I cried all the way here.
Life is different but I think I have a better lifestyle here than I could ever had hoped for in England, although California is getting more and more expensive. My kids have grown up 'yank' but still have a slight English accent, although relatives wouldn't say so.
Anyway, cut to the chase, I enjoy my life here. I'm now divorced and engaged to an America. In my heart I feel I don't belong in America, but if i go home, I won't belong there either as after 20 years everything has changed so much.
I've recently started blogging about my life and differences and came across this site on my research/travels around the web.
It's nice to be here.
Sharon
Mar 12th 2014, 10:12 pm
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Re: England to Southern California (kicking and screaming)
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Mar 13th 2014, 1:06 pm
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Re: England to Southern California (kicking and screaming)
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Mar 13th 2014, 4:46 pm
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Re: England to Southern California (kicking and screaming)
Hello
Let me introduce myself. I'm Sharon and I grew up in a tiny town in Surrey (Caterham) which nobody has ever heard of so I tell everyone I'm from south London. I was actually living in South Norwood before I came to America, so it's close.
It was not my choice to emigrate actually. My ex husband decided it was too expensive to live in England anymore and since my dad had lived in the USA since the early 70's he asked him to sponsor us. We arrived in California in August 1994 with two small children (2 and 7). I cried all the way here.
Life is different but I think I have a better lifestyle here than I could ever had hoped for in England, although California is getting more and more expensive. My kids have grown up 'yank' but still have a slight English accent, although relatives wouldn't say so.
Anyway, cut to the chase, I enjoy my life here. I'm now divorced and engaged to an America. In my heart I feel I don't belong in America, but if i go home, I won't belong there either as after 20 years everything has changed so much.
I've recently started blogging about my life and differences and came across this site on my research/travels around the web.
It's nice to be here.
Sharon
Let me introduce myself. I'm Sharon and I grew up in a tiny town in Surrey (Caterham) which nobody has ever heard of so I tell everyone I'm from south London. I was actually living in South Norwood before I came to America, so it's close.
It was not my choice to emigrate actually. My ex husband decided it was too expensive to live in England anymore and since my dad had lived in the USA since the early 70's he asked him to sponsor us. We arrived in California in August 1994 with two small children (2 and 7). I cried all the way here.
Life is different but I think I have a better lifestyle here than I could ever had hoped for in England, although California is getting more and more expensive. My kids have grown up 'yank' but still have a slight English accent, although relatives wouldn't say so.
Anyway, cut to the chase, I enjoy my life here. I'm now divorced and engaged to an America. In my heart I feel I don't belong in America, but if i go home, I won't belong there either as after 20 years everything has changed so much.
I've recently started blogging about my life and differences and came across this site on my research/travels around the web.
It's nice to be here.
Sharon
Do come and join us in the US forums...you may also be interested in our Moving Back To The UK forums. Many people successfully move back home after decades of being an expat. I have lived in the US for 18 years and have no doubt at all that if I moved back to the UK it would like putting on an old comfy pair of slippers.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=57
http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=61
Mar 13th 2014, 5:36 pm
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