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Like many others, I've also experienced this. Although, I was about 13 my first time. I would have traded anything to be at the same school or within as close proximity to my old friends. I will say I felt off for what felt like a long time. I actually didn't even notice the moment when that feeling stopped. I just realised I didn't feel so strange about it when I looked back after a year or two. It faded without me noticing it.

Since then, I've moved several times for college and even took my masters in another country. I cannot emphasise how rewarding an experience that was. I never wanted to leave the town I was born in, but it was a great personal development point for me.

Wow.  Was it a 2 year master's?  I ask because I've noticed many of them these days are only a year to 16 months.  I've been thinking about a PhD down the road but I figured if I'm going to dedicate another 4 years, I might as well go all the way across the country at least.

Mine was fast-tracked to 1.5 years (no summer break). I'd recommend going somewhere for the uni and it's resources if you're look at PhDs eventually.

That's a discussion for the far future lol. I wanna take a long long long break from formal education after this next year.

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Wow.  Was it a 2 year master's?  I ask because I've noticed many of them these days are only a year to 16 months.  I've been thinking about a PhD down the road but I figured if I'm going to dedicate another 4 years, I might as well go all the way across the country at least.

Mine was fast-tracked to 1.5 years (no summer break). I'd recommend going somewhere for the uni and it's resources if you're look at PhDs eventually.

That's a discussion for the far future lol. I wanna take a long long long break from formal education after this next year.

Wow I did not proof read that post before I sent. Apologies.

That's fair. I went straight through formal education with no breaks. Literally only had a few weeks between finishing the undergrad, and starting the masters. Looking back, a break would have been very welcome. I also believe I would have achieved better grades had I been a little older.

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Landed both a contract and a part-time job here. I can say it's turned out for the better 5 months later.

[Oni]

Landed both a contract and a part-time job here. I can say it's turned out for the better 5 months later.

Glad it worked out! How long did it take to get used to the area?

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Landed both a contract and a part-time job here.  I can say it's turned out for the better 5 months later.

Glad it worked out! How long did it take to get used to the area?

Can't really comment on that yet tbh, even though I'm on break from school, I still mostly stay at home to go to work and go back to the old city when I have time off. I'm slowly checking out the places here. I think I know the main roads pretty well now but not so much the entertainment. That's something I still gotta go out and explore

[Thebear124]

Change isn't always easy to deal with and is going to take time to adapt to. But you will.
You get accustomed to things a certain way day to day.

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Landed both a contract and a part-time job here.  I can say it's turned out for the better 5 months later.

All good things come to those who wait.

It's nice to read your circumstances are on the Improve.

[capitanPatel]

Wow.  Was it a 2 year master's?  I ask because I've noticed many of them these days are only a year to 16 months.  I've been thinking about a PhD down the road but I figured if I'm going to dedicate another 4 years, I might as well go all the way across the country at least.

Mine was fast-tracked to 1.5 years (no summer break). I'd recommend going somewhere for the uni and it's resources if you're look at PhDs eventually.

That's a discussion for the far future lol.  I wanna take a long long long break from formal education after this next year.

Just take it as a positive thing take the move as a new beginning I had to go through the same around 2 years ago I was just coming home from high school and my parents were just packing for some reason so without me even knowing we hoped on a truck and we were 25 miles away from downtown deep in the suburbs but it turned out great and even better than expected I made a couple of new friends who showed me around and proved me wrong there is life out of the city, even more, it is much more peaceful and measured life just go with the flow

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Mine was fast-tracked to 1.5 years (no summer break). I'd recommend going somewhere for the uni and it's resources if you're look at PhDs eventually.

That's a discussion for the far future lol.  I wanna take a long long long break from formal education after this next year.

Just take it as a positive thing take the move as a new beginning I had to go through the same around 2 years ago I was just coming home from high school and my parents were just packing for some reason so without me even knowing we hoped on a truck and we were 25 miles away from downtown deep in the suburbs but it turned out great and even better than expected I made a couple of new friends who showed me around and proved me wrong there is life out of the city, even more, it is much more peaceful and measured life just go with the flow

Please review our rules about gravedigging - I will let it slide for now as this was a nice post.

OP - It's been many more months down the line since your last post on the matter, I hope you're still feeling that the move worked out well. Have you gotten to know the new local area better now?

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That's a discussion for the far future lol.  I wanna take a long long long break from formal education after this next year.

Just take it as a positive thing take the move as a new beginning I had to go through the same around 2 years ago I was just coming home from high school and my parents were just packing for some reason so without me even knowing we hoped on a truck and we were 25 miles away from downtown deep in the suburbs but it turned out great and even better than expected I made a couple of new friends who showed me around and proved me wrong there is life out of the city, even more, it is much more peaceful and measured life just go with the flow

Please review our rules about gravedigging - I will let it slide for now as this was a nice post.

OP - It's been many more months down the line since your last post on the matter, I hope you're still feeling that the move worked out well. Have you gotten to know the new local area better now?

Yeah definitely. I have some low back pain from a gym injury so the drives to school are not great but other than that I've settled in quite nicely. I've made plenty of friends here so it's less lonely when I don't feel like driving much.