Living abroad and being a foreigner or immigrant

[Brian W]

Sounds like a good initiative, I don't think I've seen anything like that myself anywhere.

In Sweden, they bend over backwards to give immigrants a good start. I'm very impressed with how I have been treated since I came here.

 

[Nekodaiden]

It must be very lonely living abroad if you don't have any immediate family near you.

I've been living as a near-hermit (I do have some friends) for the better part of 2 decades now. I feel the sting of loneliness sometimes, but I am fairly accustomed to my life, such as it is. Family relations, or group relations (such as being a member of a group such as a church, society etc) have definite perks, and there are definite perks being an outsider as well. The primary one that comes to mind is the strength of an independent mind that is not subject to peer pressure, either from family relations, or group relations. I have a cat. She's family and she isn't trying to convince me to be anything other than what I am, except when her food bowl is empty or she wants to play.