Canoogs
Club Legend
Disappointed that Flynny has headed back to the Emerald Isle, but I can certainly understand his decision. There's a cultural shock process that almost everyone who moves to a new country goes through. It starts off all wonderful and new (honeymoon period) and then quickly becomes awful. That's tough enough to get through, and typically lasts a few months. Then there's a second period of down that happens from about 6 months to a year. For my wife and I, we had entirely different experiences going through the process since moving to Canada. If I'd had the financial freedom (and the economy in Australia wasn't balls) to move home within 18 months of coming here, I would have done it in a heartbeat.
The added weight of having terminally ill family, even if you knew about it before you moved, would be extra hard. It would force him to constantly reassess his decisions, and I'm sure he was under a lot of pressure. Best of luck to him, and there's no shame in the decision he has made.
In terms of spin, the lad is 19 years old. I had no idea what I was going to do with my life at 19, and I'm sure he's probably feeling pretty torn. My guess is that he may not be able to give either Peter Rohde, his family or Kildare any definites at this point, and so everyone is working off of maybes.
The added weight of having terminally ill family, even if you knew about it before you moved, would be extra hard. It would force him to constantly reassess his decisions, and I'm sure he was under a lot of pressure. Best of luck to him, and there's no shame in the decision he has made.
In terms of spin, the lad is 19 years old. I had no idea what I was going to do with my life at 19, and I'm sure he's probably feeling pretty torn. My guess is that he may not be able to give either Peter Rohde, his family or Kildare any definites at this point, and so everyone is working off of maybes.