tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885312140856145961.post7166030908895817051..comments2023-04-12T05:25:48.067-04:00Comments on I'll take mine... to go, please!: Globetrotting and rollercoastersI'll Take Mine...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12422853320873218506noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885312140856145961.post-20935141094977535272010-02-09T17:22:50.079-05:002010-02-09T17:22:50.079-05:00Remember that there are all sorts of people everyw...Remember that there are all sorts of people everywhere. The FS will also have the people who don't get you and are shockingly insulated and comfortable within the expat community. Others will be kindred spirits who prefer snowpants to peacoats.<br /><br />good luck, and schedule the phone test. it doesnt hurt and can only help. ive only heard of people regretting not testing, not vice versa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885312140856145961.post-85295630787224025692010-02-07T01:39:12.489-05:002010-02-07T01:39:12.489-05:00I completely agree with what you've so very wi...I completely agree with what you've so very wittily written! Somehow when the WHOLE WORLD gets opened up to you as a place to live, staying put in a basic American suburb seems like the wasting of a perfectly good life. <br /><br />We'll all keep our fingers crossed for you that you are part of the next A-100 class that comes around so that you can join us all in this globally nomadic life! It's completely worth all of the preparation it takes to get here. (Including the awkward conversations with suburbanite neighbors who don't "get it").<br /><br />Naoma<br />PS~Thanks for stopping by my blog! I'm becoming a follower of yours so will look forward to hearing more about your journey.LeesOnTheGohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324645866349920944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885312140856145961.post-50553931584788913842010-02-06T14:03:36.667-05:002010-02-06T14:03:36.667-05:00That was very well said and written!
I can comp...That was very well said and written! <br /><br />I can completely identify with the moment helping out at your children's school. I had those moments as well. People who were fine with life in the same town they grew up in. I too could picture my life in fast forward and I didn't want that. We (my Husband and I) wanted our kids to see the world and come to understand a little better how it works outside the American middle class suburban bubble. <br /><br />I am not picking on those that live that life and for them it is perfect. I knew I needed the rollar coaster, like you said. I do thrive on some level of unpredictability and the excitement of new experiences. I am amazed at how many people share our interests in the FS. I am finally meeting people who have traveled so much and love it. I realize now that I never found these people back in the states(the merry go round) because they were already out on the Rollar Coaster (the FS). You are going to love it!!! Maybe not every minute, but I ope most of it : )Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08677062694286116097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2885312140856145961.post-3507983511904362892010-02-06T13:01:38.479-05:002010-02-06T13:01:38.479-05:00Well said. When we were 99% sure that we would sa...Well said. When we were 99% sure that we would say 'yes' to the job offer and leave everything behind, a family member said to me "What do you think it is about you that would make you want to do something like this?". I took it as a disapproval. A friend said to us during the process that there would soon come a time when we were 'in' that we would question how we could have ever hesitated. She was absolutely right, and we have only been in for 3 weeks. Hang in there, and don't worry about the details...they will be insignificant once you get going.carriehttp://moppyseedpuffin.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com