tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post1290793222518183608..comments2024-03-11T06:22:36.107+00:00Comments on angloyankophile: Expat Talk: Just One WeekAngloyankophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-60274421865340949322016-09-29T13:07:00.922+01:002016-09-29T13:07:00.922+01:00I'm the same as you, Liz. I've been here f...I'm the same as you, Liz. I've been here for 10 years, but I still don't know if I'll live here "forever"! I think I'll always end up back in the UK, but I see myself living in the US for a bit too. An American sabbatical, perhaps. ;) Angloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-71694615511096026632016-09-28T20:53:50.522+01:002016-09-28T20:53:50.522+01:00I think I feel this way too when I go back home. F...I think I feel this way too when I go back home. For six months or so in London I'll build it up in my head that I'm hysterically homesick, then I'll visit and feel so calm. I'm still not convinced that I want to stay in London though (even though I've been here 6 years). What about you?Lizhttp://twitter.com/the_unrealcitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-7309908986776668242016-06-13T13:49:46.127+01:002016-06-13T13:49:46.127+01:00Thanks, Jessi! :) Thanks, Jessi! :) Angloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-8004047188962048372016-06-12T19:40:02.811+01:002016-06-12T19:40:02.811+01:00Definitely totally ok to have two homes! I'm ...Definitely totally ok to have two homes! I'm glad you had such a nice visit - it sounds very successful :)Jessi (Two Feet, One World)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02923114548185795946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-54010458480292451202016-06-07T10:30:58.861+01:002016-06-07T10:30:58.861+01:00Aw ... I think it makes my mom sad too when I say ...Aw ... I think it makes my mom sad too when I say the same thing! So, two home it is for us! xAngloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-63174936093704650252016-06-07T10:23:22.839+01:002016-06-07T10:23:22.839+01:00I completely agree with the two homes thing. I'...I completely agree with the two homes thing. I'm going "home" this weekend and yet my mum always gets annoyed at me when I call London home lol xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10371187507406129912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-28550106387212328382016-06-07T08:33:03.708+01:002016-06-07T08:33:03.708+01:00Thank you, Maya! Yes, I felt like I was able to fi...Thank you, Maya! Yes, I felt like I was able to fit a lot in as well! xxAngloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-91467396517686527702016-06-06T14:19:37.008+01:002016-06-06T14:19:37.008+01:00I'm so glad that you feel that way about going...I'm so glad that you feel that way about going "NY home", Dannielle! It's taken me a long time to get to this point ... and even then, it varies occasionally as to just how much I miss my family and the familiarity of the place I grew up in.Angloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-84636549423952558062016-06-03T16:57:53.916+01:002016-06-03T16:57:53.916+01:00I feel a lot better now when I go to "NY home...I feel a lot better now when I go to "NY home" to visit, less like I'm leaving everything behind, and more grateful for the time I get with my family. I also clean out my room a bit more every time I go back haha. I do wish more of my family got the opportunities to come visit in England though, my mom and nana are the only one's who have been! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539981187921601209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-92125131623285687902016-06-03T16:44:15.858+01:002016-06-03T16:44:15.858+01:00Thank you, Lins! I think you'd love the PNW. C...Thank you, Lins! I think you'd love the PNW. Come and visit soon! xAngloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-56364501794393333902016-06-03T16:43:48.493+01:002016-06-03T16:43:48.493+01:00Love this, Claire. <3 Thanks for sharing.Love this, Claire. <3 Thanks for sharing. Angloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-29544195530532610522016-06-03T12:00:17.034+01:002016-06-03T12:00:17.034+01:00Such a lovely post and sounds like you had a reall...Such a lovely post and sounds like you had a really wonderful time. I've spent some time living and travelling in the US but have yet to make it to the North-West, an area that I'd really love to visit. I'm glad you feel balanced and happy X Lins @ Boo & Maddiehttp://booandmaddie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-31862821845700684702016-06-03T10:08:56.317+01:002016-06-03T10:08:56.317+01:00Even-keeled is the perfect way to feel, right? I t...Even-keeled is the perfect way to feel, right? I totally agree on the more than one place feeling like home. Two places are home for me - London, where I live, and Forres (NE Scotland), where my parents live and I grew up. They are so different (traffic, crowds and shyscrapers vs. mountains, beaches and wild country), but each is part of me and is good for my soul in a different way.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681193035888306703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-40160027922608976792016-06-03T09:33:32.277+01:002016-06-03T09:33:32.277+01:00Wow - Mandy, that's incredible! I can't im...Wow - Mandy, that's incredible! I can't imagine being away from the US for that long, even though I'm already clocking up the years! I bet they flew by for you. So glad that you're enjoying life in London again. Angloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-33029501181854141252016-06-03T09:32:32.471+01:002016-06-03T09:32:32.471+01:00Thank you so much, Nano - and great to know that y...Thank you so much, Nano - and great to know that you can relate too! I love that you have three homes. :) I'd love to see you write about this too at some point! :) Angloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-68830712922798499462016-06-03T09:31:56.718+01:002016-06-03T09:31:56.718+01:00It WAS!!! It WAS!!! Angloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-77822110842560855022016-06-03T09:31:30.312+01:002016-06-03T09:31:30.312+01:00Thank you, sweet Polly! xxxThank you, sweet Polly! xxxAngloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-90337190511503513532016-06-03T09:31:16.859+01:002016-06-03T09:31:16.859+01:00Aw, thanks, Cynthia. :) Aw, thanks, Cynthia. :) Angloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-14030322728673087832016-06-03T06:58:35.302+01:002016-06-03T06:58:35.302+01:00That is home perfection! That is home perfection! Emma Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657634570935308707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-6569890558529092122016-06-03T05:14:22.320+01:002016-06-03T05:14:22.320+01:00I am so happy you got to spend time with your fami...I am so happy you got to spend time with your family and savor every moment of that one week. Seems like every second was fun-filled. I'm also looking forward to see the results of your shopping spree ;) As an expat myself, I know how hard it can be to be away for a long time and have limited time to spend with the loved ones back home. And we usually also have to chose between traveling somewhere new or visiting the family because of the limited annual leave days. And I totally agree with your decision - it's absolutely fine to have more than one home(three in my case: Georgia, Florida & Japan). It might be a good topic on it's own, what and how we identify as home :) Nano B. @ #TravelWithNanoBhttp://www.travelwithnanob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-4389642719409419582016-06-03T03:28:31.768+01:002016-06-03T03:28:31.768+01:00Awww so glad you had a great time (and don't w...Awww so glad you had a great time (and don't worry about being over-dramatic on snaochat, it's exactly what that social media platform is for!!). Love your expat posts, I can always totally relate.<br /><br />Polly xx<br /><a href="http://www.followyoursunshine.me" rel="nofollow">Follow Your Sunshine</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133039014269153256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-68710642977583481272016-06-02T21:06:39.070+01:002016-06-02T21:06:39.070+01:00I'm there too. Although, to be honest, it was ...I'm there too. Although, to be honest, it was always going to be like that. I wanted to come home to England for 25 years so of course I was going to miss South Africa when I finally did. So now there is home and here is home but we're both so happy when we finally hit London again. Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-71542936175493686592016-06-02T20:34:54.372+01:002016-06-02T20:34:54.372+01:00I'm really vibing on all of this.... it's ...I'm really vibing on all of this.... it's nice to also feel great coming back to your other home in London :) I remember how excited I was to get back "home" last summer after weeks back in the States. And that feels freakin' great. Glad you had a lovely time - I like the way you wrote about it!<br />(Also, I always assumed you could get Rainier cherries anywhere.... guess I just didn't think about it! ohhh, how delicious they look!)Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446312405129969191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-78215741789310838092016-06-02T17:11:52.745+01:002016-06-02T17:11:52.745+01:00Oh, Sorcha - I remember that we both related to th...Oh, Sorcha - I remember that we both related to this (what I've written about home/homesickness) on a certain level. I definitely think that it applies to anyone whose life seems so drastically different "at home" and "back home", if you get what I mean. Heck, I have these nostalgic feelings when I come back from visiting my mother-in-law in Leicester. London is so crazy. It's so weird and wonderful and upsetting and crazy.Angloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743876470050160495.post-31465230583620307932016-06-02T17:10:11.206+01:002016-06-02T17:10:11.206+01:00I think you've hit the nail on the head, Suze....I think you've hit the nail on the head, Suze. I was really, really careful about how I used my time this time. I took every opportunity to spend time with my parents - even if it meant a trip to the grocery store or the gym. It's those little conversations we have in the car or while grabbing a bag of apples that I miss - those everyday conversations that are the important ones. Angloyankophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798135990583648390noreply@blogger.com