Thank you! I really appreciate that x we went down to SC for house viewings and stuff and it honestly put my mind to ease a lot. I know I won’t adapt in a week and that it would take time but I’m giving it my everything! I’m extremely excited to start my life here & appreciate every input I’ve got from this community. It really did change the way I view the situation I’m in right now, it’s just a battle with my mind really haha. Thank you again xx

As cliche as it sounds, honestly it’s mostly the safety aspect of things I guess. In the Middle East, you could walk around wherever you wanted & you’d be safe and wouldn’t run into neighborhoods that were not safe or full of drugs etc. the guns absolutely terrify me to no end and I’m trying to move past that mentality but it’s very hard to. It’s the fear of getting robbed, or a shooting breaking out I guess?

Other than that, I would say it’s the tax culture with a little bit of the tipping lifestyle that I dislike but obviously don’t base the whole country on. It seems like there is a lot to do here but it’s not as simple as booking a flight to someplace and going care free (I did that before with San Francisco and it was a nightmare of a trip). I feel like I need to research a lot here and it can be draining sometimes especially if I’m not used to it.

I love what America has to offer, don’t get me wrong. Every country has its pros and cons, italy has a lot of robberies but none of them ever were life threatening, they’d just take your stuff and run away without you knowing. The Middle East had absolutely nothing. It’s the cost of living with a big factor for safety that scares me a little bit but after talking to a lot of people, I’ve realized that it doesn’t really happen that often so I’m trying to give it a genuine try!

Pittsburgh!

It’s definitely a tough! The convenience of the Middle East and the ease of Europe is just unbeatable to me and I think my biggest problem is that I compare a lot. I definitely want to give it a year though because when I first moved to Europe (I lived there for 3 years), it was so hard the first couple of months but what made it easy was that I was able to talk to my family back home very easily, play games with my brothers or just simply talk to people I worked with.

Right now, by the time I’m up, everyone’s gone and it kinda sucks haha. I’m in Pittsburgh right now!

I wasn’t dissing America lmao. It’s not easy to just pack up your whole life and move to another country. Even if it was my decision to do so, it still is hard for some people to adjust and adapt and I’m sorry that I’m of those people that is struggling even though it’s just been 4 days.

that’s the plan for now! My husband is extremely supportive and sees through everything. He’s trying his best to make me adapt to it but I think I’m just stuck in the past. I find it very hard to adapt to change and that’s something that’s wrecking me completely and affecting me more than I thought it would

probably. I’ve been here before for sure but I think it’s the part of not having my own space or house I guess? Currently we’re with his family while we house hunt so it’s been a whole struggle. They’re lovely people but I just want my own home to come back to because culturally, even eating wise, we’re very different people

I’m in PA right now! The cold is definitely something that’s murdering me. It’s way too chilly here for me.

depressed because I’m here. I’m really close to my family so not being able to talk, be in the same timezone, just the culture here is messing me up