There are some things that people who move keep quiet about and never tell you. This can get quite bothersome, especially when you have to explore them yourself. Most of the time, the list looks like this:
1. You will feel nostalgic most of the time you remember your home.
2. No more visiting your favorite restaurant or coffee shop.
3. No more office witticism exchanges with your favourite colleagues.
4. You will miss places you never thought you cared about.
5. Going back home will be a weirdly cathartic experience.
6. You will keep repeating to yourself that you did the right thing when moving away.
7. You will miss your family pet to painful levels.
8. You will learn to appreciate home-made meals.
9. You will learn to appreciate the art of cooking.
10. You will start looking up easy recipes.
11. Your first few days will feel very lonely.
12. You will learn to explore new places.
13. You will start to see the benefits of taking walks to different places.
14. Problems will be solved half by own resolve, half by calling home and asking for advice.
15. You will make more phone calls to home than you ever thought probable.
16. You will see who your real friends were – those who stick around even after you are gone.
17. You will discover that chasing dreams is harder than you thought.
18. You will discover just how rewarding reaching your dreams really is.
19. You will meet a bigger variety of people than you ever imagined.
20. You will discover the deceptions of the world beyond your hometown.
21. Fast food will become both your best friend and your worst enemy.
22. Entertainment will come in short supply before you get accustomed to the new setting.
23. You will loathe leaving the keys to home off your keychain. And won’t.
24. You will learn how important instant chatting really is.
25. You will realise that home is wherever you feel happy and welcomed.
