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Living there vs vacationing

15:01, Friday, January 11, 2008 .. Posted in Africa .. 0 comments .. Link

Blogging off of Gloria's comment about homesickness and vacationing, one of the things that might be different for us is that we KNOW we have to be there a minimum of two years. We can't "pray for pink", or wish to exit PGN just a little faster. We know that it will be at LEAST 730 days.
I expect we'll all be homesick at various times. I expect that we will be surprised at what we miss and to some extent, to which parts of the culture drive us crazy. I expect there will be days when we long for the good ole' US of A. And yet, I also think we will really love it. I expect that we'll grow closer than ever as a family and that we will create memories that will last a lifetime. *My* fear is that after two years or more, I won't want to come back!
You know, I lived overseas as a teen and while adjusting to the language was hard, I don't remember ever being homesick. We were there 3 years and 3 months and I sobbed and sobbed when I had to leave and come back to the States.

There are a lot of issues to think through, to be sure, but the bottom line is that if we go, we can parent our girls and bring them back to the States after a couple of years. If we don't, they are likely lost to us forever. Everything else is just details . . .
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