I Live Abroad

And it kind of sucks.

The country I'm in is fantastic, but it's so homogeneous that an outsider like me can't break into it. I have few native friends and I can't even speak the language.

I thought I'd love it and I did- for the first year. Now I'm a year and a half in and I wanna leave. I hate my life here. I'm isolated, lonely, bored, and utterly alone.

I just spent the holidays alone, again. I'll never bemoan my country when I return. I'll talk to my friends and family regularly. I will go to the gym, join clubs, volunteer, and be sociable.

I don't regret or knock living abroad; matter of fact, I encourage it. Just be sure to research your country, especially if they don't speak the same language as you.

I'm in hell, but it's only temporary - or so I tell myself.