tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693111022109589760.post3045976675361569076..comments2016-01-29T13:19:52.956-05:00Comments on Exits and Entrances: Day 6: Thelma Starts WorkThelmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15852385468701636414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693111022109589760.post-36148609656308324262007-10-04T22:31:00.000-04:002007-10-04T22:31:00.000-04:00thanks for stopping by, jazzbo! my decision doesn'...thanks for stopping by, jazzbo! <BR/><BR/>my decision doesn't make sense and while i know that it may be hard to understand why someone as supposedly adventurous and cosmopolitan like myself, who would thrive in a major US city, chose not to, i realized that living overseas for 27 years wrung out all of my sense of... american-ness.<BR/><BR/>i just could not cope with being in a new place without anything or anyone familiar. i desperately needed a sense of community with people i've known for years while i navigate my way through re-learning the culture.<BR/><BR/>the other is that old friends are the best to be with because they have gone out on a limb to help me get settled in and employed ASAP.<BR/><BR/>the goal is: get daughter here. big cities can wait for us. =)<BR/><BR/>i do see us living in or near NYC... someday. but for now, here is a good place to start.Thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15852385468701636414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693111022109589760.post-25174622832983422162007-10-04T20:33:00.000-04:002007-10-04T20:33:00.000-04:00Hi Thelma, I've been following your posts on Twitt...Hi Thelma, I've been following your posts on Twitter and on this blog, and I was shocked at the sudden transition from Day 6 (happy at the thought of telecommuting) to Day 7 (moving down to Florida and doing janitor work). It seems to me there are bigger economic and not to mention cultural opportunities in a major US city. Your daughter's ballet inclinations would have a better chance to flower in a place like DC. I wonder what triggered the sudden decision.<BR/><BR/>Still if you want to be with your friends, that's ok. Later on you may want to reconsider to Central Florida (Orlando) or further south (Miami), which are bigger cities.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560666052609614120noreply@blogger.com