When you are on the other side of the world, the things that you took for granted take on a different importance, the things you'd forgotten come crashing back and the things that you love amplify themselves to a fever pitch!
However, not everything is beautiful, not everything is great and not everything can be forgiven. Such is the life of a Flâneur...
Sorry Mr. X but you are over-qualified, have too much experience, live in the wrong country, look a little left-wing, voted the wrong way in the last election, support the wrong football team...