Saturday, August 12, 2006
New Hobby
I have a new hobby. Reading weblogs from people that have moved to the USA. Either as expats or as permanent residents. It is nice to read about what these people are going through on a daily basis and all the preparations they had to make to get where they are now. Sometimes it apparently is quite frustrating, and at other times all is well. Amd no matter how frustrated people sometimes get, I have not seen many that have said they were coming back to Holland. On the contrary.
And the more I read to more I want to be there. Of course starting all over can get frustrating. No matter how old or young you are, single or accompanied by your family. Everything is new and different from what you are used to and I guess being frustrated every now and then is only natural.
Just fresh out of college starting my life in Holland was no picnic either. And remember I grew up in Holland, so I am used to how things are here. But still there were some pretty frustrating times here too. Not being able to get my own place right away because of the shortage in housing in Holland. I had to wait for two years to finally be able to move into my house (a rental, I could not afford to buy my own house otherwise it would have been faster). Then I had to deal with the electricity company that just kept overbilling me. The city council that billed me a city tax for a family of 4, instead of a single person as the old tenant was still registered to my address and could not be removed as he had not given permission to be removed from my address (he was pretty much MIA and could not be traced). And a couple of other issues that were very very frustrating to deal with as nobody even remotely seemed to be wanting to help me out or assist me. But I survived (sort of LOL).
I guess I pretty much expect starting out in the US will be the same. Very nice, but frustrating at times too. We'll see. Either way I am so ready. But as always I have to be very patient. Not my strong suit, when it comes to things that affect me personally.
But reading the weblogs is very nice. And the number of weblogs keeps growing every day. I have yet to find weblogs of people that have done the opposite. Americans moving from the US to Holland. I know they are out there. I just wonder if they keep logs. It would be fun to read what they are going through.
And the more I read to more I want to be there. Of course starting all over can get frustrating. No matter how old or young you are, single or accompanied by your family. Everything is new and different from what you are used to and I guess being frustrated every now and then is only natural.
Just fresh out of college starting my life in Holland was no picnic either. And remember I grew up in Holland, so I am used to how things are here. But still there were some pretty frustrating times here too. Not being able to get my own place right away because of the shortage in housing in Holland. I had to wait for two years to finally be able to move into my house (a rental, I could not afford to buy my own house otherwise it would have been faster). Then I had to deal with the electricity company that just kept overbilling me. The city council that billed me a city tax for a family of 4, instead of a single person as the old tenant was still registered to my address and could not be removed as he had not given permission to be removed from my address (he was pretty much MIA and could not be traced). And a couple of other issues that were very very frustrating to deal with as nobody even remotely seemed to be wanting to help me out or assist me. But I survived (sort of LOL).
I guess I pretty much expect starting out in the US will be the same. Very nice, but frustrating at times too. We'll see. Either way I am so ready. But as always I have to be very patient. Not my strong suit, when it comes to things that affect me personally.
But reading the weblogs is very nice. And the number of weblogs keeps growing every day. I have yet to find weblogs of people that have done the opposite. Americans moving from the US to Holland. I know they are out there. I just wonder if they keep logs. It would be fun to read what they are going through.
# posted by USA2007 @ 6:33 AM 
