I'm leaving the airline down the road from EK for a March course with AJX. I can tell you that while i've (mostly!) enjoyed it here - it's not home, and for most people never will be.
And Dom, Frate, jrmyl, HD, gt and the rest - Thanks for the answers to some of my Q's a while back, and all the other invaluable feedback you guys post here. I'll buy the first round.