First world problems...

[denorios]

I think I'm having American withdrawal symptoms. This is almost the longest I've been without a trip to the States in a decade or more. I was out in America in 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 (yeah, I am so spoiled). I miss my American friends. I miss my American sunshine. I miss my American food

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[ellipsisms]

Whereabouts in the States do you like to visit? (/cough NYC)

[denorios]

New York, yes! I have been idly planning a solo trip to New York again - I've been before a couple of times, but I've never had the opportunity to do the stuff that really interests me, the more historical stuff - it's always been the usual tourist stuff.

I go to Florida a lot, because one of my closest friends is in Orlando and until recently my aunt and uncle had a house just outside of Tampa. Another good friend is in Texas, so I've been there a few times. My dream would be to do the Southwest - I'd love to go to Monument Valley and Zion National Park and Sante Fe. And Vegas!

[angevin2]

I am pretty convinced I was also born in the wrong country -- maybe we were switched at birth (although I just looked at your profile and that is actually impossible because I am older than you). But I never get homesick for the place I grew up, while I miss London quite painfully in a way that really feels like being homesick, even more so since my trip there in January. I used to tell myself that I'd still have all my same problems and would still be the same person if I moved there, but being there kind of drove home the point that there is a lot of stuff there that makes me happy, and that stuff is patently Not Here.

[denorios]

It's that sort of sense of recognition and belonging, isn't it? Or where your personality and interests seem to fit more.

I know I could never live in America - I'm too English for that, and I know it! - but I do so love to visit.

[denorios]

Speaking of, look what just popped up in my lastest Goodreads recommendations - The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live!

[mystic829]

I miss you too! :)