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Old 05-18-2009, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by njbchbum View Post
How do you get through the withdrawal suffered after returning home from your stay in TV? I miss my villages home sooooo much! What else can I do until I can get back there Jan. 2010?
I feel your pain! And I don't have a solution. Wish I did. I am currently in exile for six months. As a Canadian, we are only permitted to stay 182 days in a calendar year in the USA. (A requirement of the US government).

When I leave TV for six months, the first month is always brutal. Like you, if I look at pictures of my TV life and home there, I just get more homesick.

In TV everything is so clean, so civilized, so flowery! There is no litter, no homeless people, no road kill, no people with multiple piercings. Returning to the real world is quite a wake-up call.

After a month goes by, I start to settle in a bit. I socialize with friends and family, go to the cottage, and try to think positively. Since I'm not a fan of really hot weather, I do appreciate the cooler weather in Canada.

When I find myself depresed and envious of frogs, I give myself a shake and vow to try to be happy every day because life flies by so quickly.
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