tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post5646560068333704930..comments2024-03-27T03:54:50.793+10:00Comments on Kimono Reincarnate: This is... my favourite quoteMelanie Gray Augustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01531718674624846409noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post-91711017476592614462008-11-11T23:25:00.000+10:002008-11-11T23:25:00.000+10:00I know how you feel too, having been in the same s...I know how you feel too, having been in the same situation myself. I think that is a great quote too.Little Munchkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874033984918130699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post-32350677322144831782008-11-11T21:28:00.000+10:002008-11-11T21:28:00.000+10:00I know exactly that feeling! After living in Munic...I know exactly that feeling! After living in Munich for four years, I got home and -I like your word for it - reverse culture shock - definitely set in. I still miss Munich, but have such great memories and I still keep in contact with all my school mates...even if they too are scattered all over the world now!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880892172931494918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post-44954358835071557852008-11-11T13:18:00.000+10:002008-11-11T13:18:00.000+10:00i can really relate to the first quote, i lived in...i can really relate to the first quote, i lived in japan for three years before moving to aus {am a canadian} and indeed, home is sometimes the most unfamiliar place I can be....great quotes:)<BR/>x ashleyashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163154559807391800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post-57474582958674853932008-11-10T22:21:00.000+10:002008-11-10T22:21:00.000+10:00If only all people could live by the religion of k...If only all people could live by the religion of kindness, it would be such lovely world.<BR/>Love your quotes Melanie.Jacintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05574678278860427000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post-36199104386293941062008-11-10T12:00:00.000+10:002008-11-10T12:00:00.000+10:00beautiful quotes - i can relate to the foreign one...beautiful quotes - i can relate to the foreign one...when I lived in Cyprus I was ready to come back home to Sydney but scared, nervous and sad too - i still feel torn sometimes between two places but life goes on...routine follows and things settle...you'll be fine!!Anastasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998009178493796361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post-78020538219154917852008-11-10T11:10:00.000+10:002008-11-10T11:10:00.000+10:00yeah, understand completely....you have changed bu...yeah, understand completely....you have changed but when u come home nothing has changed, therefore things have changed! if that makes sense....I think u r right that if u have plans, goals and things to get on with you will adapt more quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post-33874975751283474232008-11-10T08:07:00.000+10:002008-11-10T08:07:00.000+10:00oh, I am feeling this quote, and I didn't even cha...oh, I am feeling this quote, and I didn't even change country... or even state!!! Ha!<BR/><BR/>I'm sure this time you return you'll be more aware of the feelings to expect, and therefore be more able to comfort yourself through them. Change is always a difficult thing, even if it's great, it's always a bit unsettling for a while. But you'll be fine. It'll be great, and you'll have 2 countries to all home :)flossy-phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207372419069284680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post-62080087799756827492008-11-10T07:38:00.000+10:002008-11-10T07:38:00.000+10:00Great quotes.... I've done the ex-pat trip twice -...Great quotes.... I've done the ex-pat trip twice - in two different countries - and each time coming home is a shock, a thrill, a disappointment, the best and the worst thing I've done. There's no "right" place to be, it's all about being happy enough with yourself to be anywhere.<BR/><BR/>A well-travelled friend once said to me "wherever you go, you still have to take yourself. I know - I've been everywhere... AND THERE I WAS!".Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330947653655808973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post-69077840462420709492008-11-10T07:22:00.000+10:002008-11-10T07:22:00.000+10:00My culture shock is never as drastic, thanks to bo...My culture shock is never as drastic, thanks to both being Western countries, but yeah...no matter where you end up, there is always something missing now. :(muralimanoharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422995764649985209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post-10770439849322167122008-11-10T05:45:00.000+10:002008-11-10T05:45:00.000+10:00I had an ah-ha moment when I read your quote and a...I had an ah-ha moment when I read your quote and also Fuji Mama's comment. I've done the ex-pat thing and also found it difficult to settle back "home" again (even though I was "home sick").Lieslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392520536946879645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post-9015161875158580442008-11-10T00:28:00.000+10:002008-11-10T00:28:00.000+10:00I love that quote!I think one of the things that m...I love that quote!<BR/><BR/>I think one of the things that makes going back "home" hard is that in some ways you expect "home" to be familiar, and it is, but many times it's not as familiar as you expect it to be. I recently read a quote that repatriation is like stepping in and out of a river. When you leave "home" you step out of that particular river, and when you come back and step back into that river, even if you step back in at the exact same spot that you left from, the river is different because it has continued to flow while you were gone.Rachael Hutchingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551315260916922551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32932797.post-45002587254059076152008-11-10T00:04:00.000+10:002008-11-10T00:04:00.000+10:00Oh yours are great tooooo!Isnt this fun reading al...Oh yours are great tooooo!Isnt this fun reading all these wonderful things??I feel completely inspired!<BR/>xoxoDeeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383625331311936906noreply@blogger.com