tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post7861078260974604340..comments2023-05-31T22:40:41.060+10:00Comments on My Life and Musings: "Not all those who wander are lost." - J.R.R. TolkienTheYvetteRenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04070014561412843762noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-52988079496921472922014-02-02T21:53:44.503+11:002014-02-02T21:53:44.503+11:00Now those books I can deal with!Now those books I can deal with!Cristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507937934533200682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-24633532416797967662014-02-02T20:22:45.215+11:002014-02-02T20:22:45.215+11:00I read The Hobbit some years ago. It was very bori...I read The Hobbit some years ago. It was very boring. Peter Jackson is the best thing to happen to Tolkien. <br /><br />I think missing out on major life events has to be one of the hardest parts of the expat experience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01573724398048990074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-52908142588834796972014-02-02T19:46:35.318+11:002014-02-02T19:46:35.318+11:00Very true, April. Thanks so much!Very true, April. Thanks so much!TheYvetteRenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070014561412843762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-45596149231547473402014-02-02T19:45:56.747+11:002014-02-02T19:45:56.747+11:00YES!YES!TheYvetteRenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070014561412843762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-78213234981663863042014-02-02T19:45:06.886+11:002014-02-02T19:45:06.886+11:00Well, the spoiled American title fits in many othe...Well, the spoiled American title fits in many other ways on me, too. I simply can't understand how Aussies can stand it here sometimes. LOL - please laugh with me. I really don't mean to be disrespectful. It's just my honest truth.TheYvetteRenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070014561412843762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-30173845069628352122014-02-02T19:43:38.115+11:002014-02-02T19:43:38.115+11:00You're welcome, Christie. Thank you so much fo...You're welcome, Christie. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment!TheYvetteRenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070014561412843762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-66381426663178596552014-02-02T19:42:59.009+11:002014-02-02T19:42:59.009+11:00Agreed. I simply thought that we might regret it i...Agreed. I simply thought that we might regret it if we didn't "seize the day," so to speak.TheYvetteRenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070014561412843762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-17030523726928856302014-02-02T19:42:00.595+11:002014-02-02T19:42:00.595+11:00LOL! I have read all the Harry Potter books at lea...LOL! I have read all the Harry Potter books at least three times. Does that count?TheYvetteRenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070014561412843762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-17323164299191878242014-02-02T19:41:16.442+11:002014-02-02T19:41:16.442+11:00Ah... the east coast. We were in Connecticut befor...Ah... the east coast. We were in Connecticut before moving to Sydney. Where on the East coast? If you don't mind my asking?TheYvetteRenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070014561412843762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-21620356244643918152014-02-02T17:34:31.366+11:002014-02-02T17:34:31.366+11:00There are definitely some hard hard days when you ...There are definitely some hard hard days when you move to another country. I like how real this is. Sometimes we're so busy putting the best foot forward on blogs, that we forget to acknowledge there are many times where we're just plain homesick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-66040321781381465252014-02-02T17:21:22.608+11:002014-02-02T17:21:22.608+11:00It's so hard once you have a life in two place...It's so hard once you have a life in two places so far away. You always miss someone. When I'm there I miss our family here. When i'm here I miss our family there. I am slowly coming to understand it will always be that way, but it doesn't make it any easier at the end of the day.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475014451198446110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-21128081653458222962014-02-02T16:43:54.453+11:002014-02-02T16:43:54.453+11:00I think the pain of missing loved ones left behind...I think the pain of missing loved ones left behind is common for expats of all ages. No way of escaping it - unless you had no one to love back home. Which, I personally think would be even sadder. I don't think missing home makes you a spoiled American, I think it makes you human. Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12435489249275709746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-56348262386134755852014-02-02T16:24:00.791+11:002014-02-02T16:24:00.791+11:00I feel your pain of missing nieces and nephews. M...I feel your pain of missing nieces and nephews. My newest niece was born just a few months after we moved here, and surely that will be one of our biggest regrets--missing the first four years of her life. Technology helps, but not quite enough! Thanks for sharing the photos of those who are special to you.Christiehttp://plungedownunder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-58319952359164485712014-02-02T12:44:54.063+11:002014-02-02T12:44:54.063+11:00I thought the same thing - I wouldn't really d...I thought the same thing - I wouldn't really describe myself as someone who has "wanderlust" and coming over to live on the other side of the world doesn't really classify as wandering, in my opinion. If I was 19 and backpacking all over the world, maybe then I would be wandering...and I'm sure I would find myself lost countless times! Australeanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00631745464086918732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-66704030311678096332014-02-02T10:53:53.153+11:002014-02-02T10:53:53.153+11:00For the record, I haven't read Tolkien, either...For the record, I haven't read Tolkien, either! No, scratch that ... I read exactly 5 pages of one of the LOTR books and could not get past "this Baggins" and "that Baggins." Made my head hurt. Plus, it took me about a month to get through the three movies. I kept falling asleep. :-)Cristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507937934533200682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148789478277613818.post-37379797212928600622014-02-02T10:11:16.735+11:002014-02-02T10:11:16.735+11:00Too true, people who do not travel assume it is al...Too true, people who do not travel assume it is all glamorous or a wonderful adventure and not everyone who is an expat welcomes the change. <br />Some where in between the highs and lows there is lots to explore. <br />To answer your questions, I am an east coaster, so far from home but do enjoy the California lifestyle and visiting family in San Diego. One of the things that people outside of that region do not realise is the abundance of fresh fruits and salads that you get to choose from there. <br />Yes it was expensive to travel overseas to the conference. I combine the trip with visiting family and part of it is work related, I need to be there to get new commissions. <br />The Texas quilt show is on my bucket list of must do one day. Pearl Maplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18422871022765340647noreply@blogger.com