My folks have been here for two weeks now.
It's absolutely flown by and it makes you realise the worth of having an extended stay over here. They didn't seem to suffer too badly from the jet lag that hampered our first week in Australia
We haven't done an awful lot, the folks are happy just coming and going as they please and sitting out in the sun all day.
We've had a couple of nights out down at the golf club and we went to Pete and Helen's for a barbie at the weekend. They seem to like their surroundings and it's been great for us to have them here.
Our house feels more like a home now they're here and even when they do go back, just the fact that they were here and we'll be able to relate our everyday environment to them will help. It'll help me anyway.
Although I'm enjoying life I'm still missing home. Not all the time but with varying frequency and intensity. Knowing we can go back is a great crutch for me. Whether we will or not remains to be seen. Life is better here, in many ways, but whether it's that much better to compensate for missing family, friends and familiarity, I'm unsure.
Whatever happens, this has been an amazing experience thus far and has benefited us a great deal. All of our horizons have been broadened massively and that can only be a good thing. As individuals and as a family I feel we have learnt an awful lot.
When I think about how far we've come, not in a physical sense, but in a development sense, I feel proud. We are carving out a life for ourselves from nothing in a brand new environment.
We've really challenged ourselves by moving so far away from what had become our comfort zone and we're doing OK.
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i am so proud of you all for having the courage to take up the challenge and succeed its great to know you are doing fine well done to you all
Hi, Sounds like the home sickness is bad. Just try and remember all the reasons why you wanted to leave Wales in the first place, and then maybe it will not feel so bad, i know you are missing family etc, but there is nothing new going on here. If you come back (as much as we would like you to, cos we miss you all)you might regret it and think you have thrown away a great chance of a whole new and better life. You have done so much to get there and it must be hard, but you are having a whole new experience as a family. Everyone wishes you well and hopes that it works out for you, but just remember no one will think any less of you if you come back home. Love you all. xxx
i think you should come home, your starting to sound like a gay. an tell your dad that i know i owe him a score, an he MAY one day get it. An i was thinkin the other day, somethin i dont much of, do you remenber J***, TOP DRAW that one.
well life seems alot more interesting than just going on the beer in north wales , it would to be great to go back for a weekend in rhyle however look at what you have got, remember " it's about the future not the past " fattie
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