Have you ever felt lost?

For me,no..
Don't you have any relatives or friends there?

Just make friends and you will not feel lost.,and everything will be fine.,Do some productive things also, so that you will not feel bored.

Always Be Happy

Some people get homesick some don't.
I'm in the latter group.

:(yeh

I'm a happy person, I write, hang out with friends and have fun.
I do have friends in Korea but non of them speak Arabic. Some times I think I just need to eat Egyptian food and speak my language. or because I just haven't been home for a long time. Usually I don't get that feeling but sometimes you know one can't help not to think about the family who live in the other half of the world.

To be honest, felt lost a million times although reality always comes back. To feel being lost is normal this will help you think and make plans for the future and sometimes this will even make you stronger but on the other hand this as well not good if you will dive in and be lost forever as this mean you won't be   able to come back from the reality and you will just be soon diagnosed with depression. Some people deny this by saying they were not lost at some point in their life this is because people want to show they are okay but deep inside they are crying. People who denies also sometimes do this to protect others specially their own family but when they are on their own they too breaks down. Sometimes people deny because they are just too proud to admit. So to biscuta its alright my dear, i too live in a foreign land on my own and i can understand how you feel but you have reason why you are there, just be strong and think of your husband / family surely they are the reason why you are there. Go out and have fun sometimes. Cheer up!!!

Yes Lost in thought.

I get lost all the time.  I just find a tall building and go toward it.

yah sometimes i was home sick while living abroad..in home also i felt borred,so far what can be done??

biscuta wrote:

I'm an Egyptian married to an American and we live in S.Korea. Sometimes I feel I don't belong to here or there is something missing? And other times I feel kind of lost.
I might be home sick, I don't know.

Does anyone have the same feeling?

may I ask, do you have kids? it sound like you don't have yet, but if you do keep yourself busy with them. keep your husband satisfy with your relationship. Look for your own kinds, I'm sure your not the only egyptians around. sometimes in order to fight homesick is to never give a chance to get into your spare time. take a yearly vacation, in this era lots of reason on how to connect in your love ones back at home.

I don't have kids and I'm busy most of the day. I talk to my family a lot, like 5 times a week. There are Egyptians in Korea but most of them live in Seoul not where I live.

Yes I'm home sick, and that feeling I had I think it was about where I choose to live. Korea is a beautiful country, I have Korean friends who I love and respect, and people in Seoul much nicer than people in the small village where we live now. In that small village people are very racist to foreigners, and for some reason they are really cold.

A few months ago my husband and I were riding the motorcycle and we flipped on the ground, we were hurt and the bike was leaking, there were at least 20 people in the street around us and none of them helped us, they acted as if we weren't there.

That experience made me miss home, in Egypt if something like that happened, people will rush to help you.

i guess many of the expats here in this blog and elsewhere in the 190+  countries might or might not miss their homes. to each his own.
like i am working here and my family is some another country .
some live in different countries but with their families by their side.
They have only left their homes for better prospects or or some others
many factors are introspected .

on a fun side , if i fell lost , i rely on my map .

I feel that feeling although I live in the same country with My family . but live in another city . and long time passes to fee family and go home...

Some people feels home by places and others feels that by people then selves.

From my pt of view..Don't try to deny or control that feeling.. JUST USE IT AS MOTIVATION .. YOUR FAMILY WILL BE PROUD JUST WHEN THEY KNOW THAT YOUR LIFE IS GREAT... USE THIS MOTIVATION TO BE THEIR HAPPINESS WHEN YOU SEE THEM SOON

I never fancied living in Korea; it has no Seoul.

You killed the joke.  It's supposed to be North Korea.

i'm pretty sure you'll be sadder if you stay here in Maldives... sad but true.

I understand what you write and agree that it is always best to live in cities or large towns as people are more open minded when there are crowds of unknown people around them. Having said that there is also the saying that a person can feel even more alone in a crowd. You sound well integrated so that is not the problem, apart from your current location.

As a trailing spouse it is often true to say that the choice of relocating was not yours and so you can always feel that a person can feel they lack influence in there current situation. Resolving that issue can help as it tends to eat away at some people's subconscious.  You are there by choice - you want to be with your husband.  One day you may have to leave South Korea and it would be a pity if you take away from that experience a negative experience (we tend to remember the less good things rather than the best when we move on).  There is no "cure" to your feelings, but writing your own language in a forum might be helpful or connecting with others around the globe who come from Egypt could be worthwhile.

You may be going through some kind of culture shock.  Try to get involved in some hobby or activity/ group.

oh yeah, I know all about it, when I was just a teenager and lived in a country where you don't speak their language was very difficult, but after awhile you'll get used to the culture, weather,etc.

Sooner or later you will end up making new friends and will feel just like home. 


True story

now, i am..