I don't normally feel homesick.

 

Except that lately, I have been feeling like that – feeling the pull of Home*, and wanting to be back there.

 

Which I guess is why I bought a house back in Australia, in a place that I want to live in future. There is, afterall, a ten-year plan to get back to Australia.

 

Today, I was looking at jobs online, which is something that I do regularly – important to keep up with job market trends and to know what your options are, even if you don't apply for the jobs you see. Recently, job ads that have caught my eye have been in Afghanistan, West Africa, Central Asia.

 

And then today, I found one in Brisbane that I thought "huh, that looks interesting". And it pays the same amount after tax (more or less) that I am earning at the moment tax-free.

 

So now I am wondering whether to apply for it. Wondering if this whole feeling homesick thing is just a passing phase. One of my big fears about moving back to Australia is what happens if I am bored? Can I go back to living there and feel challenged at work, like I do here on a daily basis? This whole expat life and living overseas thing is kind of addictive in a way.

 

 

 

 

* There is big "H" Home and also little "h" home – Home is Australia; home is wherever I am living at the moment. Its a very important distinction.