Home "Ain't Always Sweet" Home

Earlier, I read a post about an Irish man returning to Ireland and finding it in a state of utter complancency and disappointment. I wanted to simply reply to his post; but, upon writing, I realized I had so much more to say:

As a person living around (2 months now, not 2 years) I am of the opinion that the same thing may happen on my return...utter disgust and disappointment with the state of home affairs. Of course, America is so big that there is bound to always be some parts of it I won't like, hence my reason for leaving. On the other hand, Budapest is soooooooo beautiful and historic that I can actually see myself living here for a while. Yet, even as I sit on this couch, I'm admittedly a little homesick. I'm happy that President Obama made history (with the vote and the health care bill); I'm sad that so many more people still have no insurance, so many people still can't afford insurance, so many people are still living well below the poverty line. I was one of those people who was living not too high ABOVE the poverty line myself, but I decided to make a drastic change in my life, for myself and my beautiful daughter/fellow diva. Even today, I received a message from a "friend" who upon hearing of my excitement told me to be careful becuase the happiness will soon wear off, so to speak. Before I left America, another person told me that I would probably get depressed when I first arrived. Others shockingly asked why I wanted to leave America, why come to Budapest. Whine, whine, whine, complain, complain, complain, discourage, discourage, discourage. So even though "home is always where the heart is" sometimes you just have to leave (for 2 months, 2 years) to get perspective, because you are tired of the moaning and complaining, or simply because it's your life and you want to do want you want to do. So much of my energy was spent convincing people back home that I got fed up. Now, here in Budapest, people accept me more than they ever did in my own home country. Something to think about.