Why is the grass always greener....

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Feeling a bit homesick today. Moved to US with my American hubby in Feb. I have lived here before but we have just spent 3 years in England and I was really looking forward to coming back here. Now I am here, I miss England. Whats with that! Its true...the grass is always greener and I don't why it takes moving away to see whats good about a place. In England I HATED my job, my fellow workers were great but the department I worked in was a typical toxic NHS enviroment and I think it just colored my time there. Don't have a job here yet and I am going through the motions to get my licence but it takes so long!

What am I missing.......decent newspapers and news programs (I am a news junkie), considerate drivers, decent supermarkets (Waitrose....boohooo......), loose earlgrey tea, Green and Blacks dark cherry chocolate :loveya: , recycling centres, English pubs. And to make it worse, the weather is beautiful over there today and there is no where like England in the sun.

Ok, I am not moaning as I do really love the States and I know this wil pass....... Just feeling blue....:bluecry1:

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yes it was one of the worst this year, even saw a news item saying UK was colder than Lapland :eek: We went out yesterday to the historic waterfront in Portsmouth and was freezing what with the wind and rain

Ok.....I am definatelty not home sick anymore!

Silverdragon, where in Hants are you? I am from the Havant area and did my training at University of Portsmouth.

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Ok.....I am definatelty not home sick anymore!

Silverdragon, where in Hants are you? I am from the Havant area and did my training at University of Portsmouth.

hey I did my degree st Soton Uni. I worked in St Mary'`s and Haslar hospital as well as St Annes in Soton. I lived in Gosport until 2005

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Hiya

I am a newly qualified nurse in the uk, moving to south carolina this summer. still waiting for the south carolina board of nursing to get back to me regarding taking the nclex, got the cgfns report, did not do obs and paeds during my training and was wondering if i have to make up for those.

Which state do you live and do u have similar problems. sorry for so many questions at once.

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Hiya

I am a newly qualified nurse in the uk, moving to south carolina this summer. still waiting for the south carolina board of nursing to get back to me regarding taking the nclex, got the cgfns report, did not do obs and paeds during my training and was wondering if i have to make up for those.

Which state do you live and do u have similar problems. sorry for so many questions at once.

You may encounter a few difficulties as you might not have covered the required hours for the US. I suggest you go to the Internation forum and look at all the threads on this there.

How come you are coming to SC ?? If you already have a Green Card you may be able to make up the hours overhere

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Coming to south carolina because my husband got a place to do his MBA at the uni of south carolina and it is a good uni. I have got a green card but still awaiting to hear from the board of nursing. will check the threads. thanks for your reply.

Are you currently in usa?

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Ok.....I am definatelty not home sick anymore!

Silverdragon, where in Hants are you? I am from the Havant area and did my training at University of Portsmouth.

have only been in the Portsmouth areas for just over 6 weeks originally from the Yorkshire area. Had to move to where hubby got a contract job whilst we wait for retrogression to sort itself out. Slowly getting my bearings and dragging hubby out one day over the weekends

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Coming to south carolina because my husband got a place to do his MBA at the uni of south carolina and it is a good uni. I have got a green card but still awaiting to hear from the board of nursing. will check the threads. thanks for your reply.

Are you currently in usa?

MW has been out in the US approx 18 months now

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Ok.....I am definatelty not home sick anymore!

Glad we got that sorted out for you:lol2:

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Glad we got that sorted out for you:lol2:

You did! So thanks ladies, much appriecated! :wink2: :wink2: :wink2: :wink2:

Madwife, I did some placements at both Haslar and St.Marys as well. They are closing Haslar...shame, its a nice hospital. So, Arizona is a slight improvement on Gosport, eh? :lol2:

Silverdragon, hope your liking Portsmouth???? its like anywhere...has its good and bad areas. If you want any top tips just let me know!!!!!!!!!

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You did! So thanks ladies, much appriecated! :wink2: :wink2: :wink2: :wink2:

Madwife, I did some placements at both Haslar and St.Marys as well. They are closing Haslar...shame, its a nice hospital. So, Arizona is a slight improvement on Gosport, eh? :lol2:

Silverdragon, hope your liking Portsmouth???? its like anywhere...has its good and bad areas. If you want any top tips just let me know!!!!!!!!!

We may have met then;)

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We may have met then;)

Hey you never know! I am continually amazed how small this world really is!

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