I'm originally from England, but am living in Canada for most of this year, having taken a year's sabbatical from work. I'm also relatively new; have been on only for a couple of weeks now.
Hi there! You certainly are not the only one from across the water - I'm from Mauritius! Then again I'm in Canada as I write this, so perhaps I don't count.
I'm from this side of the pond. Rainy London to be exact, but take a line south a couple of thousand miles - I moved to southern Spain 5 years ago and I don't believe I'll ever be going back!!!