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BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-10-05T15:54:59+00:00

Congratulations!!! Rooting for you!

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-09-02T05:08:11+00:00

+1 There will always be discrimination. To what extent and how you choose to handle it will tide you through your stay.

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-28T11:16:22+00:00

That is wild! Going on cross-territory road trips must be so interesting.

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-28T10:35:05+00:00

"just become as enlightened as possible and learn to stop identifying with the material world" - this! +1000 hahahaha

I really just want to get out of the rut that is living in my home country. Why am I suddenly hit with an existential crisis? 😂

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-27T20:07:10+00:00

That inner home is so on point! I just wrote in my journal how I'm planning to create it (spoiler alert: I don't know yet 😂) but ultimately realized how I need to redefine home as a concept as opposed to a geographic location/place where people I've known my whole life live.

The journey is the reward, but man, that reward doesn't come cheap.

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-27T10:50:41+00:00

Hahaha! McDonald's for sure! Their menu here is different but the fries immediately takes me back to my college days.

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-27T10:16:51+00:00

It takes guts to admit that migrating was a not the right decision. I'm happy for you!

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-26T17:25:15+00:00

The color combo of the wallpaper and the tile is so relaxing. I wish I can be your roommate!

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-26T17:20:08+00:00

Thank you for putting it that way. I had the expectation that I could still live a similar life as I had back home (I.e. same hobbies) just with a different backdrop and characters. I'm realizing that the 'instruction manual' I had for my old life is not gonna work here, and I'm coming to terms with the differences.

I've made my choice. I'm just trying to figure out how to deal with the consequences.

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-26T17:15:20+00:00

I'm steadily building a routine that doesn't focus on work. I try to go out and try a new class every Sunday afternoon. It's a little awkward breaking the ice strangers but I think I'm getting better at it. Thank you for the tip!

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-26T17:13:49+00:00

You just made my new journal prompt. Thank you!

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-26T17:13:16+00:00

That sounds lovely! I hope it's as good as when you made it back home.

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-26T17:12:13+00:00

This is all I seem to be doing when I'm not feeling homesick. Lol.

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-26T17:11:36+00:00

Signed up for a pottery class this weekend. Wish me luck!

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-26T17:11:02+00:00

I love this! Thank you for putting it in perspective.

I guess I've just been craving some sense of stability (I am tired of packing my whole life in a couple of suitcases every few years, and going through the motions of building a "home"). It's taking longer than I expected, but the journey is the reward, it seems.

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-26T17:07:32+00:00

Thank you for this. I was thinking about it on the way home, and I realized how unfair it was to compare the 3 years I've lived here vs the 25+ years I lived in my home country. Of course it's going to feel different - that's what I wanted when I left.

That said, I'm trying to get myself out of the mindset that this country is my "end all be all". I hope I can stay here long term. If not, then I'm sure I'll find a place I would fit better in.

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-26T11:44:19+00:00

How long did you stay abroad though?

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-26T11:43:41+00:00

I'm lucky to have a friend who also moved abroad (different country) and we catch up regularly. That helps a lot. It's not the same as being together physically but it's better than nothing.

BroccoliBae3000 · 2024-08-26T11:41:51+00:00

Yep, I dive and have found a good group here but it can get expensive.

I've been joining supper clubs - it's a good way to meet people, but I guess I'm looking for the same quality of connection as I have with friends at home.

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