Saturday

A little ditty about Home and Travel

Home, travel, home

6 comments:

  1. Interesting thoughts. The topic is quite on my mind at the moment, as we are preparing for that potential move that I think I discussed with you earlier this year.

    From my point of view, having lived in three states, and two countries, I think you are very much right on the ball with the feelings surrounding moving.

    Which makes me wonder - are you currently doing a big move yourself?

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  2. Well put.

    Finding home, and making it remain a home, and finding it again if you lose it ... they're all difficult things, once you're an adult.

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  3. Scott - no, but the idea seems ever to be close to mind. Which is a worry - and I wrote this out of the mild fear that I'll never be too fixed in one place. And - when I think of 'my home' I can think of three ready places. Odd. Probably not unusual for a migrant who moved around a lot...

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  4. Anonymous6:54 pm

    The home of a nomad. I never fully understand how such a life is possible for someone. After finding my first real home ten years ago, it's became very difficult to leave. And I guess it will become even more difficult, the longer you stay in one place.

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  5. Anonymous11:09 am

    I've traveled most of my adult life. The longest I've been anywhere since 16, was five years, and I'm 43 now.

    I always said that when I finally settled down, one of the things I'd get would be a beautiful antique typewriter.

    Considering how quickly my collection of machines has grown, it looks like Portland is the place.

    One thing that worried me, is that the more I traveled, the harder it seemed to be to find that perfect place. A place that offered many of the traits of the various places I'd visited. Ie the more you search for a home, the harder it is to actually find one.

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  6. Anonymous6:34 am

    Interesting thought - I find that home can mean a lot of things for me. Having lived practically all my life in the same town of Amsterdam, even though I've moved house every five years, the place I live has become this almost indecipherable palimpsest.
    I enjoyed your piece on Joyce too.

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