Nervous Sender: leechy100

I can relate to how your feeling at the mo. I think you could only feel any different if you had nothing and nobody to leave behind, which isn't the case for most of us. I moved away from my home town 4 years ago, not the same I know as it is only 120 miles away. However the first 12 months I hated it, didn't like the area, had no friends and felt isolated. It was around the 12 month mark I said enough I want to go back to yorkshire. We discussed it further and decided to emigrate to Australia and if that didn't work go back to Yorkshire then. Four years on I am really settled here. Got loads of really good friends, kids settled in school, plenty of social life, work is really taking off for my husband big style. This has given me even more confidence that we can make a go of it in Aus. We have given ourselves a 3 year plan, Year 1 a total nightmare of relocating finding our feet etc. Year 2 getting settled with own house, should have permanent jobs by then. Year 3, hopefully feeling settled, if not then and only then will we consider coming back. I think you need to prepare for the fact that the first 12 months will be crap, unsettled, no friends, homesick, no proper 'home', disorientated, still sorting out long term employment, probably skint. BUT if you go expecting this, things can only get better and you need to think long term and accept it won't be easy, but give yourself the 'we can always come back' get out clause. Sorry for wittering on. Hope everything works out for you. Nicky x

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