Hey Letitia! Fantastic post, yes, this forum is a God send, as when things seem so tough, our forum family is just 'fingers away'
You, like a lot of us, will make some close personal mates on the forum, and that is so important, especially if you come over
and do not have any family members here. Some are lucky to have either a brother or sister, cousin here, but for the most of us
it is a lot harder. These forums whether UK, OZ, Canada or NZ are extremely important, as we ALL need to feel we still have
our history around us, come on...what do the Kiwi's know about chappies, melrose, frisco and wors....
Leaving our home, our roots, is one of the most traumatic things anyone can do....
and I still have bouts of homesickness....after 2.5 years. But like you say, the pleasure of living in a Country where you do not have to look over your shoulder every time you walk out the door, or stop at traffic lights, or having to sleep with a gun near your bed... sure makes up for all the heartache!
Here's wishing you loads of
and everything of the very best for the future!
x
