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Living Abroad
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We visited Barcelona and found it to be a very interesting city. I realize there is more to Spain than this.
The house is in Mallorca otherwise known as little Germany.
The reality is she came into quite a bit of money and none of the banks are offering any interest so that money got turned into property and since we intended to retire there anyway one thing lead to another.
We visited Mallorca for a whole day
on a Med cruise and found it to be wonderful. The cruise is mentioned in this thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/state-your-vacation-location.1898870/page-3#post-22326462
We live about four months of the year just down the coast from Barcelona. A little town called Sitges. Hoping that this stupid Brexit thing doesn't mess it all up for me. My partner isn't affected by it as he's lucky enough to be Irish.
"Stupid Brexit thing" is probably expressing it rather succinctly.
Yeah, not going to grumble on this thread as that’s for PRSI, but my thoughts about it are rather forthright.
I'm not sure how to answer this question as I have lived "abroad" so long - 22 years in Geneva - that Switzerland is now home and Canada feels like "abroad" to me. Also, most neighbouring countries (France, Italy, Germany) are more accessible to me than many provinces were in Canada.
I have been home every year, or rather to visit family as we moved quite a bit in Canada, and my parents were both immigrants so I suppose being nomadic was somewhat in my nature. I also have family in the US and in Greece.
I myself have visited a lot of North America, Europe, North Africa and Central Asia.
Lots more to see but am staying put for now here as Geneva is a great jumping off point.
I have been home every year, or rather to visit family as we moved quite a bit in Canada, and my parents were both immigrants so I suppose being nomadic was somewhat in my nature. I also have family in the US and in Greece.
I myself have visited a lot of North America, Europe, North Africa and Central Asia.
Lots more to see but am staying put for now here as Geneva is a great jumping off point.
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Home can be such a fleeting concept and also wildly different in meaning. Is it simply where you belong or is it where your distant roots are? Or the current place you hang your clothes?
Home is where the heart is? Home is where you hang your hat?
Not sure if this counts as living abroad, but to me it sort of fits. My final college painting course was an advanced study through The Aix-Marsielle Universite. Between Paris and Aix was only a 6 week stay. Totally got hooked on Europe itself. For me was a mind expanding experience in learning a new culture and more about the US and Americans than I thought I would. Had 5 weeks of vacation from work and used every week for the next 9 years to travel throughout Europe. Only countries have not been to are Ireland, Portugal , and Spain yet. One of the absolute best experiences of my life. Truly encourage everyone to travel!
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Home is where you're sleeping tonight
The some concept applies to "where are you from"
I was born in deepest darkest USA, moved to the UK a long long time ago. I now hold dual citizenship! My partner has dual citizenship with Poland and U.K..... they got it so if Brexit was a disaster we could easily escape to Europe! (We all voted to remain as all our friends and family did, except one relative of my partner that became really racist and UKIP supporting a few years ago.... yuck)
Born and lived the uk till I was 28. Moved to Australia for a year and lived in a camper van with the wife as we travelled round. Then moved to New Zealand a year later and been here for the last 10yrs and now have a young family.
Got asked to move to the USA for work last week. Turned it down as it’s harder to move with young kids and just seems to risky there.
Got asked to move to the USA for work last week. Turned it down as it’s harder to move with young kids and just seems to risky there.
Moved to Norway as a young adult, for further study, in 1987. Been there ever since.
We've had a vacation home in Sweden the last 13 years, which also feels like home in many ways. We know the local area, know our way around the local grocery stores, know when the trash is collected, have no problem language wise since it's Scandinavia and everyone more or less understands everyone else etc, but have never needed the local medical services or anything like that.
We've had a vacation home in Sweden the last 13 years, which also feels like home in many ways. We know the local area, know our way around the local grocery stores, know when the trash is collected, have no problem language wise since it's Scandinavia and everyone more or less understands everyone else etc, but have never needed the local medical services or anything like that.
Lived in Scandinavia for years. Know what you are talking about.
Have traveled and worked in over 100 countries, a great learning experience, met some great people that I still communicate and visit with. I presently living in England. Having a military career, US State Dept. and United Nations second career helped a lot in traveling.
Interesting thread. I've lived outside of my home country (USA) for over almost 18 years now. I spent 16 years in Japan, about one year in Austria, and my now I have been in Switzerland for one year. I love traveling and living abroad and I am grateful for a lot of amazing experiences. It also feels strange, though, to be away from one's home country for so long.
Hi, have you been to the Lofoten Islands ? Tromso ? Seen the Northern Lights ?
Norway is my dream destination ... someday.
And if and when you ever do return, it will have changed (sometimes beyond all recognition) as will you.
It will not be the place you left behind, nor will it be the place of memory.
I remember as a student being away for around three months - working in Germany as a chambermaid. On my return, I was stunned, the same dog barked in the same drive way in the same infuriating way, neighbours hailed you, your parents had the exact same concerns, everything was exactly as it was.
But then, your own life changes, as does that of where you came from and the lives of those left behind. Friends you were in touch with several times a week, become monthly chats and then - maybe - an annual greeting.
Well put.
As TS Eliot wrote,
"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time."
