Loneliness when you're abroad

Julien wrote:

Do you often feel lonely when you're abroad?

I personaly suffered on week ends while I was in the UK. Even if I had several friends, I often missed my family and friends (from home). So I walked, visited museum, went to concerts, worked more... What about you?

What are you doing when you feel lonely?

When you feel lonely.......
Switch ON the button of happiness
How?
Be grateful.....you have breath.....your health... your job.....a lot of things to be grateful for....... appreciate and be happy...the antidote for loneliness... happiness is a choice

Feel Grateful and............................... hope that BEST is yet to come,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
You will feel better

Ten Top Experiences Now Available Via the Internet
    That Were Not There For Lonely Expats of Previous Generations


10.  These days you can Skype or Zoom to your heart's content with old friends back home.

9.  Literally thousands of movies are streamable without buffering in many locations.

8.  Sports channels such as the NFL streaming service not only serve up every league contest, but even offer options such as viewing from multiple angles and viewing archived games going back to last season.

7.  Services such as South America's Rappi give Expats free access to order home delivery on demand in dozens of cities for food, medicine and all kinds of good stuff.  Rappi's name is a play on the Spanish adjective/adverb meaning 'fast', rápido.

6.  Expanded offerings at sites such as expat.com and YouTube give Expats greater insights into what life would be like for them at locations from Cuenca, Ecuador, to coastal Portugal to Western Australia.

5.  Newer websites offer classes led by master instructors .. and site members taking online classes can even earn a university degree or diploma.

4.  Trolls and spammers on sites such as this one are dispatched or banned, often in minutes, 24/7, thanks to fast-moving experts .. and moderators such as at this site's Home Office in the Mascarene Islands.   Expat.com came into existence about 15 years ago.

3.  Did you miss SportsCenter on cable TV tonight?  Dial up the website for popular teams you follow .. and enjoy the highlights instantly.   For free, no less.

2.  You can automatically receive the weekly email advisory for New York Times political columnist Maureen Dowd and then read her insights early in the day .. most Saturdays Eastern Time.

And the number-one advance in on-line entertainment for Expats of this generation...

1.  The latest extraordinary and charming exploits of Lola the Siberian Husky (age one year, 10 months) are posted multiple times a week by YouTube's Milperthusky family.  Google youtube milperthusky funny baby helps bath stubborn husky and you'll see what I mean.

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@fiery thing good evening, I like to be ur friend, although I moving from Nigeria to Bahamas very soon cos I have a Bahamas visa since 2 months now, pls can u call me Ernest by name, or call me on phone I will appreciate your response *** thanks

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@ernestodion2020 The user you refer to, Marmalade, last visited the forum and posted here 13 years ago. I think it is unlikely you get a response!