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Lorraine Parish's avatar

Happier yes, but shocked by some of the American expats. Single women to be precise. It is a known "thing" here. I just don't get it. They are unhappy and frankly, mean women. And here's the thing, they probably, like me, have a nicer home than they ever had, more money than they ever had and an easier life than they ever had.

Anyway, it's gotten much better for me partially due to a fabulous American therapist who's lived here for 35 years and has pretty much seen everything.

I'm writing a book about what prompted me to do this, my fabulous 3,000-mile road trip with my dog getting here, how the pandemic played a part and I've snuck in a tiny memoir to boot. I truly believe we write our own chapters in life, and I was desperate for a new one.

HET999 you can do it. Take a few trips, I mean what's the worst that can happen? We know what that is and it's going to happen anyway.

"None of us have the promise of tomorrow. God forbid this is my last day on this beautiful earth, it won't be spent listening to some news person telling me how rotten we are, how rotten life is, heck no, I'm going out and seeing how beautiful life is.

As humans, our time on this planet is very limited...

Turn off, tune out and turn on your life. Peace"

~Frank Zappa

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