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I miss the earth so much, I miss my wife...
a month ago
I made it to Ireland, along with one of my cats on Thursday. My wife will be arriving in about ten days with our other cat and our horse. We're staying at a place in Bramblestown for the next couple of months until we find a place that's more suitable for us. We also have a rental car for now, but will also be looking for one to own when we can. Had a mishap on the first day driving and got two flat tires. Worked out ok, though and got back on the road.
Still adjusting to the timezone and...well....everything else. Feeling lonely and homesick without the rest of my family being here. It's good having one of my cats arond, but boy howdy, do I miss the rest of them.
I was watching the episode Bojack Horseman "Fish out of Water", which is how I feel at the moment. At least there's no language barrier, but sometimes it is hard to understand with the accent, but that's about it.
I'm hoping it gets better. I know that this is the hardest part, but right now I feel so sad and lonely with everything. I'm in a different country without knowing anyone and everyday I've been constantly on my guard not knowing what's what or where anything is. Everything I do is taking three times more effort than it normally does. In short, I'm terrified right now and it feels like it's going to be like this forever. I know it won't but right now it does.
My wife told me when she first moved to Japan, she made herself do one outing and then allowed herself to stay in the safety of her apartment after that. It got easier for her, and eventually she got around Japan very well. I guess this is my Japan. I've never lived in another country before....but it's something I've wanted to do my whole life.
I envied the courage of my Great Grandparents who left Ireland in the 1880's to find a better life in the US. My Grandparents from Ukraine lived through the horrors of World War 2 and survived the labor camps. They could have stayed in Ukraine afterwards, but they took a risk and came to the US instead, a move that involved a lot of risk.
I've always been fascinated by the stories of immigrants and hearing their side of the story from their perspective about the country they emigrated to. The stories are universal and very much alike regardless of where the people are from or look like. I As someone who has Irish ancestry with an Irish name, has visited Ireland and an appreciation for the history and culture,it's still hard to adjust to the ways. I can't imagine how much harder it is for someone who can't speak the language and has never been here.
Anyhow, I hope it gets easier, because right now this is the hardest thing I've ever done.
Still adjusting to the timezone and...well....everything else. Feeling lonely and homesick without the rest of my family being here. It's good having one of my cats arond, but boy howdy, do I miss the rest of them.
I was watching the episode Bojack Horseman "Fish out of Water", which is how I feel at the moment. At least there's no language barrier, but sometimes it is hard to understand with the accent, but that's about it.
I'm hoping it gets better. I know that this is the hardest part, but right now I feel so sad and lonely with everything. I'm in a different country without knowing anyone and everyday I've been constantly on my guard not knowing what's what or where anything is. Everything I do is taking three times more effort than it normally does. In short, I'm terrified right now and it feels like it's going to be like this forever. I know it won't but right now it does.
My wife told me when she first moved to Japan, she made herself do one outing and then allowed herself to stay in the safety of her apartment after that. It got easier for her, and eventually she got around Japan very well. I guess this is my Japan. I've never lived in another country before....but it's something I've wanted to do my whole life.
I envied the courage of my Great Grandparents who left Ireland in the 1880's to find a better life in the US. My Grandparents from Ukraine lived through the horrors of World War 2 and survived the labor camps. They could have stayed in Ukraine afterwards, but they took a risk and came to the US instead, a move that involved a lot of risk.
I've always been fascinated by the stories of immigrants and hearing their side of the story from their perspective about the country they emigrated to. The stories are universal and very much alike regardless of where the people are from or look like. I As someone who has Irish ancestry with an Irish name, has visited Ireland and an appreciation for the history and culture,it's still hard to adjust to the ways. I can't imagine how much harder it is for someone who can't speak the language and has never been here.
Anyhow, I hope it gets easier, because right now this is the hardest thing I've ever done.
I have a friend who did the opposite: moved from Ireland to the United States for work, and he's managed to get accustomed to the American life. I'm hoping the same can happen to you with the opposite situation.