tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952576531309238444.post4973366565742011263..comments2023-03-24T01:47:49.745-07:00Comments on Out of Oz: Holiday in OzHalleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912659113492919090noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952576531309238444.post-74655666351565790822012-11-14T08:45:12.910-08:002012-11-14T08:45:12.910-08:00I wasn't an expat, but I was a foreign exchan...I wasn't an expat, but I was a foreign exchange student, so I know a little bit what you were feeling. My parents and I liked to call it "cultural overload" because I didn't want to come home, but I did need something familiar.I was usually able to get out of it with a good talk with family and then ditching school for a day to visit the temple in Madrid. Even just an hour on temple grounds helped me refocus.Staci Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180641617146455592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952576531309238444.post-44783902267668221952012-10-29T06:32:41.391-07:002012-10-29T06:32:41.391-07:00Great post, Halley. Having been an expat for awhil...Great post, Halley. Having been an expat for awhile myself, I understand what that loneliness can feel like, so I wish you the best of luck and hope that those moments come less and less over time :) <br />Have a wonderful time in Donegal!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15353558328733570315noreply@blogger.com