A new home
Posted 4 months ago2023-12-26 01:40:53 UTC
A month has passed since I migrated. It only took two weeks for Malta to feel like home. It is even more beautiful than I remember. And so warm. I cannot believe I wasted one third of thirty years being cold and depressed in Sweden.
I started a new job. Colleagues are nice. They like to go out for drinks... maybe a bit too often. I should be careful.
I found a friend to go hiking with and I reunited with some nice people I met when I visited last winter. And I found someone to celebrate Christmas with... I hope it will be the first of many together.
I brought only one game with me, a chessboard, and I have already enjoyed some great games. Still... I think I will build a PC soon
Valletta
Christmas dinner with the obligatory Julmust soft drink. No Kinnie for me
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I miss the people I love that I left behind. I promised I will always come back to see them during summers, but I might go and see a couple of them before that. Still. Life feels good right now.
I started a new job. Colleagues are nice. They like to go out for drinks... maybe a bit too often. I should be careful.
I found a friend to go hiking with and I reunited with some nice people I met when I visited last winter. And I found someone to celebrate Christmas with... I hope it will be the first of many together.
I brought only one game with me, a chessboard, and I have already enjoyed some great games. Still... I think I will build a PC soon
VallettaChristmas dinner with the obligatory Julmust soft drink. No Kinnie for me🥔12 Comments
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And about the whole leaving Sweden part, I must say it's funny that when you wrote this initially, I was in Stockholm.
Coming from Romania, I must admit I absolutely loved the country, and I believe it might just draw me in enough to get me to move there someday...
Wonderful folks, spent an amazing Julafton with some swede pals and was treated to some tasty national dishes as well.
Point being, life's just one big cycle of differences, ain't it? Enjoy your new life in Malta, and I hope for many happy memories and, most importantly, health!
Unfortunately I won't be starting any family in the future, unless you count a family of two (🤞). I love kids and I am a proud uncle, but I know my limits and I may be capable of being a good partner, friend, brother, son, uncle... But I don't have it in me to be the father a child deserves. It's alright though. I get to enjoy the freedom of doing whatever and going wherever, when I feel like it, and to have more time and energy for all the people in my life. A small part of me wishes things were different... But I am glad for the life I get to live, childless.
SSC_TAS, you should give it a try if you can. Sweden isn't right for me (except in the summer, then it's lovely), but a lot of people love it. I have many immigrant friends back in Sweden who do - I'll never understand why. There's one major downside to keep in mind (other than the climate), in both the Nordics and the German-speaking parts of Europe, many people, especially immigrants, struggle making friends. The natives aren't as open to strangers as most other Europeans and a lot of people are happy just keeping the same friends they've had since school. So if you're introvert it can be tough making local friends. That said, it might be the perfect place for you