Thursday, December 2, 2010
"Home is where the heart is" blah blah blah.
How many times have you all heard the saying "home is where the heart is"? I, for one, have heard it so many times that i am starting to question what it actually means. Everyone takes for granted that their home is where their family is right? well now that im here, in america, without my family, does that mean im homeless for the next four years? i love my friends here, and if i look deep, deep, very deep inside me im sure i can find a little spot of fondness for my room in MOJO, so, why cant i call that home? i have noticed that my friends here are so adament on not calling Caldwell their home. but why? they live here, they spend most of their time here, they have their friends here, they eat, sleep and shower here, everything that they do at home they do here instead so why do people act as thought ive dropped a swear word in the middle of church when i refer to caldwell as my "home"? out of fear of being "homeless" for the next four years i feel that the pressure is on for me to decide whereabouts my home is in America
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Francesca I agree. I think home is wherever you want it to be, wherever you are living. I think that saying is used to comfort those who do not have much besides family, so for them family is their home. Also, some friends are like family, so can't you be home when you are with them?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sam, home is wherever you want it to be. I call Caldwell my home right now because it's what I have to work with. I spend the majority of my time here now. However I know in my heart that it is not my true home. My true home is back at my childhood home with my parents and little sister. That's when I truly feel at home. But there are times that I am in my real home and don't even feel at home. My dad works overseas as a ship's captain. He will be gone for months at a time. Even though I am adjusted to the feeling, I still feel most at home when everyone is together.
ReplyDeleteAlso I really want to commend you. I don't think I would be able to move so far from my family. I traveled to England, Ireland and Wales when I was younger, without my parents. I missed them each and every day I was gone.