Journeys for Knowledge

Christmas is a time to gather with close friends and family and celebrate the past year. While I was unable to fly back to California in time for Christmas, I did have a wonderful time up in Newcastle.  It was a nice way to prepare to return to my family back in the Bay Area. After three months of adjusting, exploring, and connecting with England, I have finally come home for a few weeks of respite. However, I’ve also left a home behind, filled with a new family and new friends, who are eagerly awaiting my return.

Many people seem to think that home is where you are born, or where you are living, or in the abstract extreme where you feel your heart belongs. A good discussion on this topic that I watched a month ago can be found here. All of these can be true, for home is not a singular place, it can exist anywhere and everywhere. For me, home is where I feel myself, where do not need to adjust or act for the sake of fitting in. I started my time in England feeling that pressure to reinvent myself, but in the end I went in the other direction and brought more of real self out, without fear of judgment or perception. In the end, I was rewarded with a loving family and trusting friends. If I mean to travel the world for my studies, then why can’t my home travel with me as well? My parents and roots will always reside in California, but my branches will extend everywhere else.

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