abaya

My relationship with my husband is my primary home, no doubt about that. As long as he is by my side, I can deal with pretty much any environment.

That said, I can see what rb is saying here...I was born and raised in the Seattle area, and I feel more safe and at peace when I know that those particular mountains, trees, and ocean surround me. I like knowing that the Pacific coast is all that lies to the west, that Oregon and California are directly south, and that British Columbia is north, on the way to Alaska. I have also spent significant time in central Pennsylvania and Iceland, and I feel washes of nostalgia whenever I visit those places and feel a connection drawing me down towards the earth... but I have always felt more isolated in both of those places, a feeling I have never had in the Northwest.

But geography and nostalgia do not add up to "home," and that is a lesson that I have had to learn after the last 10 years on the move. Even when I hanker for a place (feel homesick)... once I arrive there, I find myself unready to face the reality of its changes. Or rather, I realize that I have changed significantly and have to reacquaint myself with the place all over again. It's a strange phenomenon...

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ametc

San Diego, CA.

It's a boring place. Not much to do if you're not into the whole outdoor scene. But, it's a gorgeous place with interesting people with interesting life stories.

I'd love to live somewhere else for a while.. but I can't see myself ever leaving San Diego for good, though.

~Melee~

I don't think I'll ever stop considering myself a hoosier, regardless of where I am living. I think of "home" as where I grew up currently, but that might change once I get settled down.

blahblah454

hey Melee, there is a small town of about 20 people near where I am called Hoosier... just thought you should know

I call Calgary my home. I lived there for 23 years, almost 24, and plan on moving back there soon.

Savinkov

I have a very strong sense of "home". While I've traveled a great deal around the US, I've lived on a permanent basis within a dozen miles of where I was born. I have deep roots here and would not idly consider cutting them. This in no way implies a parochial viewpoint...my area does have flaws (some quite signifigant), but its merits still have great worth to me.

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