I'm not sure if the picture you posted is your house, but if it is... wow! 🙂 I'm also not sure who will clean it 😂 To answer your question, I've been living in another country for about 10 years now. It was really hard at first because I didn't speak the language. German is difficult, so I never felt truly connected. I love my apartment, and I'm very grateful that many of my co-workers are from Slovenia, which gives me some comfort. I wouldn't have found my passion anywhere else because being alone here gave me time to think about what I want to do with my life. So, I'm glad I moved, but I can't wait to move back.
I think family, or friends/colleagues in your case, have a huge impact on the feel of an abode; the right ones can make it awesome and the wrong ones...well, not so awesome. It's good you have some of the good variety and that you're feeling at home.
Thanks for commenting.