Ask HN: How have you spent time outside work for the past couple of weeks?
3alex7745645/6/2025, 7:35:51 AM
Comments (4)
sph · 1h ago
Leaving Britain after 13 years and moving back to Italy. I thought it would be more traumatic than it has proved to be. I missed the sun, the Mediterranean foodstuffs and it is such a change of pace to have moved to a 50k city from the pandemonium that is London.
When I left 13 years ago I was younger, more excited at the prospect of career and UK felt like a step ahead. Now I grew up, grew to hate cities, corporate life and found Italy a healthier and happier country for the next chapter. Also, a very underrated thing not many expats talk about, I missed not feeling like a stranger, an immigrant, a fish out of water. That’s a background emotion that never goes away, however integrated and fluent in the local culture you are.
Lots of running (Set a new 10K PB last week, I'm slowly getting faster)
Lots of climbing
Musical Festival.
Cocktails with friends.
Some time working through a book on Elixir.
Watching F1 and NBA playoffs.
Playing through Dragon age Veilguard (despite feeling its a massive dissapointment), and not a proper Dragon Age game :(
sanswork · 2h ago
I've been watching the NHL playoffs quite a bit, also it was school holidays so spending lots of time playing with my son.
When I left 13 years ago I was younger, more excited at the prospect of career and UK felt like a step ahead. Now I grew up, grew to hate cities, corporate life and found Italy a healthier and happier country for the next chapter. Also, a very underrated thing not many expats talk about, I missed not feeling like a stranger, an immigrant, a fish out of water. That’s a background emotion that never goes away, however integrated and fluent in the local culture you are.
Playing through Dragon age Veilguard (despite feeling its a massive dissapointment), and not a proper Dragon Age game :(