Egypt vs Canada

"Would you ever go back and live in Egypt if the opportunity came up?"

I get asked this question a lot..like a lot alot. Especially by clients at work.

My answer is always " I don't know"

What people don't understand is that is not a decision to be taken lightly.

Moving to Calgary was a big decision made by family. It was made by my family for me. It was never my choice even at 18.

I left 6 months before my high school graduation. I left when I was achieving the highest grades in school. I left when I had the bestest of friends.

Moving to Calgary was a major culture shock and a major adjustment socially, academically, spiritually and so many things on so many levels.

To move back almost 10 years later at 28, I am certain I will go through a whole other culture shock trying to adjust to everything that I spent the last 10 years trying to get over.

People, church, friends, family. My behaviour has changed. However, it sounds like a more comfort zone, it sounds like it could be a second chance to live the life I could have lived the past 10 years had I chosen to stay.

I always wonder what my life would have looked like had I stayed. Would my friends have been the same ones? Would I have studied and excelled in the field I wanted? Would I have met new people? Would i have stayed the super shy naïve girl who couldn't ask for a fork for herself?

The move forced me to grow up. The move forced me to be responsible, to mature, to take ownership of my decisions. Maybe not early on but a few years later, life taught me so many lessons.

So will I ever go back? I still don't know...