Homesick

[Stickchick]

Anyone got any cures for being homesick? I miss all my family and friends terribly and wondered besides time if there was any other way of getting over it?

Don;t get me wrong I love spending time with the HB crowd they have been absolutely awesome to me, just miss the fact when feeling down you can;t just ring your best friend for a chat as its too expensive or too far away for that familair hug that you need when feeling like that

[The Pastor]

where was home?

[Stickchick]

where was home?

Wainui, Wellington. Moved to Napier about a month and half ago

[Curious_AJ]

i know the feeling.. however, i have no friends over in SA , only family... but the family is what i miss.. and the place in general... its getting easier to bare though seeming as ive been here for 6 years now... but there's still a nag...

[chanceyy]

Check the phone plans available to you I call my freinds & my olds $3 talk as long as you like ..

other than that find a hobby its great you get out & about. The HB crowd sure look after you hon so your not alone & you know you have good friends, you will make more friends up there it always take a while to settle in ..


missed my family/friends when i was in the states .. but it sure was a lot further to make contact

[Stickchick]

Check the phone plans available to you I call my freinds & my olds $3 talk as long as you like ..

other than that find a hobby its great you get out & about. The HB crowd sure look after you hon so your not alone & you know you have good friends, you will make more friends up there it always take a while to settle in ..


missed my family/friends when i was in the states .. but it sure was a lot further to make contact

As I said the HB crowd have been absolutely awesome to me I have not met a great buch of people that are willing to take on a stranger like thay have

[chanceyy]

As I said the HB crowd have been absolutely awesome to me I have not met a great buch of people that are willing to take on a stranger like thay have

:yes: & you are only a stranger til you say hi ...:D

[NighthawkNZ]

Anyone got any cures for being homesick? I miss all my family and friends terribly and wondered besides time if there was any other way of getting over it?

Don;t get me wrong I love spending time with the HB crowd they have been absolutely awesome to me, just miss the fact when feeling down you can;t just ring your best friend for a chat as its too expensive or too far away for that familair hug that you need when feeling like that

Frack Wellington is only just down the road visit them on the weekend... leave friday after work come back sunday evening... its not a bad ride either if I remember correctly :)

as for chating... do it on the net and if it is important get on the blower and chat.... most calls are for $3 as long as you like at present (so I believe)

[Krusti]

If you have an 0274 phone you can nominate a landline phone number that you can call as much as you like for $10 per month.

Just another option, keep smiling...:)

[Stickchick]

Frack Wellington is only just down th eroad visit them on the weekend... leave friday after work come back sunday evening...

as for chating... do it on th enet and if it is important get on the blower and chat....

Problem with that is that I have only just got my car learners license and my bike learners licesne also....Flying has become too expensive and I live with my Aunty and Uncle and not too keen on owing them heaps of money due to phone calls.

My mobile bill is already $300 per month due to trying to keep in contact

[NighthawkNZ]

Problem with that is that I have only just got my car learners license and my bike learners licesne also....Flying has become too expensive and I live with my Aunty and Uncle and not too keen on owing them heaps of money due to phone calls.

My mobile bill is already $300 per month due to trying to keep in contact

how new on the learners license is new?

well if you can afford $300 a month on on the cell fone... A bus trip probably only costs $60 - $70 a return trip... do the math...

[Paul in NZ]

Enroll in a course and learn something useful like welding. Then come fix this bracket for me.

[McJim]

I miss Scotland. It's a long way away.:(..only consolation is - so is England :)
:rofl:

[The Pastor]

Wainui, Wellington. Moved to Napier about a month and half ago

Ok, now its just pointless.

Wellington is not far away, no matter where you live in nz.


Don't spend so much on a phone and go for a weekend every month.


geez louise....

[NotaGoth]

When mum moved from Australia to New Zealand she was homesick for over 10 years... Even now, over 20 years later she still gets homesick...

Home is where your heart is.. Maybe its time to look at the bigger picture..

[Colapop]

Home is where your heart is... true... but you don't need to be there. After having in the army and travelled around a bit home has always been Wellington. I've lived elsewhere and will again but I'll always call Hillville home.

Friends family and loved ones you take with you wherever you may roam. Sometimes it's good to be away and realise your independence. Then you know what you can do when you go home, and your perspective changes.

[RantyDave]

My mobile bill is already $300 per month due to trying to keep in contact
Well fuck that for a start.

You obviously have access to a computer - tried Skype? You can skype to real phone numbers using a thing called SkypeOut. I used it to call a cellphone in the states for HOURS and it cost bugger all.

Dave

[ajturbo]

As I said the HB crowd have been absolutely awesome to me I have not met a great buch of people that are willing to take on a stranger like thay have
?? have you money or something???

following on from col,...
my home is where the rain doesn't get in....
and to be honest ... that is being honest,
missing family/friends?....
there are some friends that i would love to see more often... but i know i cannot, then get on with life...
but as i have beeen doing that since the age of 3 ( moving).. one gets used to making new friends and then leaving them behind as one moves.......

hang in there and have fun.. and STOP calling ET so much... take one day and decided NOT to call anyone.. then 2... after a while it will be a 1hr call every 2 months..

[slowpoke]

My mobile bill is already $300 per month due to trying to keep in contact

Gotta be comfortable with yourself and by yourself I reckon. Take pride in the fact you can stand on your own two feet unaided and without reassurance. You have control, whether you choose to revel in it or shy away from it is up to you. I couldn't wait to have my freedom and I still guard it jealously.

As for the $300 phone bill, that's just bloody stupid if you aren't rolling in cash. Ditch the mobile (except for safety reasons) ration yourself to 1 call a week (on a landline, skype etc) and get on with living your life and enjoying the extra coin in your pocket.

[KoroJ]

I miss all my family ..........its too far away for that familair hug that you need when feeling like that

You related to Colapop? He's here in Wellington.

From what I understand of him, he'd ride to Auckland for a hug...Napier shouldn't be any problem.

[Xile]

I know very well homesick since 6 months...
And there are 10 hours of jet-lag between Auckland and Paris..
So the best thing I found: skype and msn, both free, and you can see each other and talk in the same time!
Hard to find the time when your friends and you are connected at the same time etc, but still good to hear their voices...
My problem is: 26hours flights and 2000$ for the airplane ticket...No friends working, so no money, so no trip to New Zealand...

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Get your aunty to put wellington on here telecom bill as a favorites calling destantion cost $10 a month i'm sure if you payed that would be cheaper than your cell and you can ring anytime and talk for as long as you like.

[Stickchick]

You related to Colapop? He's here in Wellington.

From what I understand of him, he'd ride to Auckland for a hug...Napier shouldn't be any problem.

As much as cols hugs are nice ....I'm wanting a affection hug not a bone crunching one

[Stickchick]

Ok so how do i got about getting this skype thingy that people keep talking about? I have googled it but can't find a link to donwload

[Nasty]

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/

is on the front page.

[Stickchick]

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/

is on the front page.

Thanks heaps...I'll give that a go once my Uncle comes back from hawaii as its his computer and he doesn't like things being put on it unless he has been asked

[jonbuoy]

This might sound harsh - unless you can learn to cut away from what you think is home you will always be homesick, make home where you are not where other people are.

[MSTRS]

Well, girl, you know that we are a caring, sensitive bunch who are always willing to listen....now harden up:innocent:

[Stickchick]

Well, girl, you know that we are a caring, sensitive bunch who are always willing to listen....now harden up:innocent:

All good....Had a reality check last night and now things are all good.....I have hardened up...well as much as I can. Thanks everyone for their kind words and honesty

[yungatart]

We do hugs here too, girl! And ours are always of the affectionate variety, rather than the bone crunching type.....

[tri boy]

Must be a really unhealthy, dirty home to make you feel that sick. Do some house work girl.....oh, and cook me some eggs.:dodge: :shutup:

[Stickchick]

Must be a really unhealthy, dirty home to make you feel that sick. Do some house work girl.....oh, and cook me some eggs.:dodge: :shutup:

Only eggs that you will get from me is the ones the I'm throwing at you :yes:

[tri boy]

Don't bloody waste them.:angry:
I demand omelets for lunch, and half these nancys on line like to eat quiche.:sick: :shit:

[MSTRS]

Only eggs that you will get from me is the ones the I'm throwing at you :yes:

You have to learn how to boil them first, cos they hurt more then.