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International move ✅

Ever plan something but when it actually happens you freak out?

I’ve been planning and looking forward to moving from the US back home to the UK for a long time. But when it really happened, I was kind of in disbelief. Sitting in my empty house having packed everything, and thinking… omfg, this is IT! I’m never going to live here again!

It all happened so fast and before I knew it, I was in my new house with almost no furniture and so. much. decorating to do. Me and my kiddo slept on a mattress on the floor until our new beds arrived, and ate our meals on a picnic blanket in the middle of the empty living room. Those empty house days are some of the best memories we’ve created in recent times. We needed a fresh start, and that felt like exactly how I imagine the beginning of a new chapter.

I still can’t believe we actually did it, and a few months earlier than I’d planned. The different school calendars mean my kid has finished school in the US only to start here in the UK with 6 weeks left until summer, but she doesn’t mind one bit!

So goodbye Florida… hello Cornwall. Here’s to our new home 🏡
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SW-User
I wouldn't freak out because I've moved over 30 times already lol

Why would you want to leave Florida though?
Raffiki · 22-25, F
@SW-User 30! Omg.

I’ve always felt more at home in the UK. There’s a lot of things I really don’t like about the US. I love and miss some aspects of living there, but all in all the quality of life is so much better here for me. Now that I have a kid, I want her to grow up feeling safe. I don’t have to worry about her going to school here. That’s a huge thing for me.

Also escaping a lot of trauma and family issues. We needed a fresh start very badly :)
SW-User
@Raffiki I get that...I want to move to a new country but my boyfriend doesn't want to because of his job. I'd like to live in Spain again or go somewhere warm in the U.S. He'd actually get paid more there but he's worried his conviction will get in the way lol.

I guess you've chosen a nice place in the UK which does make a difference
Raffiki · 22-25, F
@SW-User Spain sounds amazing. I’d love to live somewhere else in Europe one day, but for now being near family members is a huge deal. I need the village. And yeah, there’s a lot of places in the UK I wouldn’t want to live. We’re across the road from the beach here and that was kind of a must for me.
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