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1. It is sooooooooooo Latin America to make your life complicated.
2. If you don't like something, change it. If you're not gonna change it, then stop complaining.
3. We can not help you with your situation because you have left out the parts which force you to stay or return. No, please do not try to explain these in another post.
4. Family is overrated.

Hi Paula

I can relate to how you feel and I am sure many others on this forum will understand too. We travel not only to realise new places and experiences, but also to leave behind our pasts and move on. By going someplace new we literally leave our problems behind. We all feel like this, and some of us actually do it, whereas others dont...

However, life is not so simple as in a movie. It cannot be so easy as to forget all your responsibilities and just go. You need money, time, courage and to plan. And also it is possible to go from one bad situation to a different, worse one...

I will give an example from my own life. A few years, whilst under a deep depression of sorts I just wanted to get away and leave my family. I hoped to build a new life someplace else. Somewhere I could be free, alive and to live how I wanted. I went on a short break, without asking for anyones permission but my own. I went alone...

It was a very short trip but there were experiences in those few days which will always live with me. I saw things which put my life into perspective. I realised so many things and my path in life began to clear. In short, I got from that travel exactly what I needed. Now I look back and wonder if it was in my destiny to go on that trip. No one else would understand it but me...

I can tell you right now there is someone in another country wishing they could come to Argentina, to live in Buenos Aires. And you are there wishing you were somewhere else. So if you are serious, then consider swapping places for a bit. A great place to start is couchsurfing.com
I used it myself and it is a very good resource for like-minded people.

I hope you find what you're looking for in life,

Raravrav...
Thank you so much for your understanding and warm and true words. It helps me a lot, maybe more than you could imagine.
All the best for you and your life!
Paula.

Yes, I was in Peru. I left once in 2007, went back and left for good in Feb this yaer. OVer the years, you DO lose touch, with family and friends, and get asked the same questions over and over. If you're not prepared for that, then don't move.

Thank you Naturegirl. I trust you.
All the best,
Paula.

There are LOTS of people that feel the same way as you only most don't have the "courage" to change their current situation.
Funny that a poster mentioned someone else thinking of moving to BA for a change because that was me
a month or two ago :)
My advice is to just go for it. The worst that will happen is that you'll have a memorable experience and even if that is the case you certainly won't regret it. You Will clear your head, you Will get some perspective on your life and although many don't find what they are looking for, many more do!
Just be prepared that if/when you come back home, you will probably find that your friends have moved on and you can no longer relate to them and vice versa. You will most likely have to start fresh in your own city...which can also be a good thing as well!
Everytime I go and come back to my home, I find new friends, a new job and a new place to live, I may as well be moving to a new city cause everything in my life is always so different.

Happy Travels Friend, I hope you find what you are looking for!

Yes!

If you are sooo unhappy where you are, then change! make a move!

Whatever your family situation is...... YOU are number one! YOU are the most important person.

Does your family WANT you to be unhappy all your life?

I suspect not.

Take the plunge, with or without your family.

Remember: You can choose your friends, but you cannot choose your family!

But you are the most important person, it is your life, not theirs!

Koosh and rickyd1ckydoo, you are so right too!!!! Thank you so much.... Just for reading this and for your understanding i feel better....

I would LOVE to live in Buenos Aires! My perspective is only that of a tourist, though... I imagine that living there is much like living anywhere: there are things that you like (although it sounds like there aren't too many of those for you!), things that annoy you, and lots of things in between.

Without knowing your personal situation, it's difficult to guess whether a change of scenery would help you. The novelty of being in a new place might captivate you, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the problems that you are trying to leave behind will go away. And if you stay somewhere long enough to go beyond what most tourists experience, then daily hassles might start to get you down.

Here are some questions to consider"

1) How long would you like to stay away from Argentina? How long have previous trips been?

2) Would you work or just travel?

3) How much do you want to get integrated with the locals? (Depending on where you go, this might require language proficiency, and it will dictate what sorts of activities you do while you're there. And I can say, after having lived in several different countries, that some cultures are much more inclusive of foreigners than others! Where I live now, the foreigners hang out with other foreigners.)

Good luck!