Home is where the heart is?
So I have been back in Canada for about a month now. I was in England for 10 days, and I must admit, its exactly what I needed. It gave me a chance to relax and refresh myself. It was the first time I had been back since September 2006, so just under 5 years.
Now, since I have been back, something just....hasn't felt right here. Work has been repetitive, and im really not enjoying it, not as if I enjoyed it before, but its been getting to me more and more since I have been back. Not only work, but I got a taste of the culture and a chance to be with my friends again, and I really miss both. I miss being able to go to the rugby on weekends, I miss the culture of being able to pop into the pub to get a quiet pint at night, I miss home....
I walk an hour each night home from work, so gives me plenty of time to think, while walking on Thursday night / Friday morning, the song 'All Together Now' by The Farm came on my mp3 player. The song pretty much sums up my feelings with me and my friends.
Now, that being said, I love my friends and room-mates here dearly, there's no doubt to that, and I know that I am very lucky to have them in my life. I do hope this homesickness passes, there is a lot of advantages to being in Canada over England, lots more opportunities and such. But being in England, I was really relaxed and refreshed, since I have been back, I have been the opposite...
Late night thoughts are a wonderful thing, eh? I don't know what to do... Should I go back to where I could potentially be more happy, and give up on my Canadian adventure, or should I stay, tough it out for another few years and see if things improve. Currently im thinking the latter, but with each passing day im reconsidering.... :(
Now, since I have been back, something just....hasn't felt right here. Work has been repetitive, and im really not enjoying it, not as if I enjoyed it before, but its been getting to me more and more since I have been back. Not only work, but I got a taste of the culture and a chance to be with my friends again, and I really miss both. I miss being able to go to the rugby on weekends, I miss the culture of being able to pop into the pub to get a quiet pint at night, I miss home....
I walk an hour each night home from work, so gives me plenty of time to think, while walking on Thursday night / Friday morning, the song 'All Together Now' by The Farm came on my mp3 player. The song pretty much sums up my feelings with me and my friends.
Now, that being said, I love my friends and room-mates here dearly, there's no doubt to that, and I know that I am very lucky to have them in my life. I do hope this homesickness passes, there is a lot of advantages to being in Canada over England, lots more opportunities and such. But being in England, I was really relaxed and refreshed, since I have been back, I have been the opposite...
Late night thoughts are a wonderful thing, eh? I don't know what to do... Should I go back to where I could potentially be more happy, and give up on my Canadian adventure, or should I stay, tough it out for another few years and see if things improve. Currently im thinking the latter, but with each passing day im reconsidering.... :(