Comments on: #53. Washington, D.C.: There’s No Place Like Home

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:36:18 +0000

Such an important insight — how sometimes we identify with a place we’ve left once we’re somewhere new, and how that changes depending on where we currently find ourselves. Totally interesting, and requires much more psychological background than what I got from my B.S. degree some years ago. I imagine part of the “answer” is less learning which of these pieces of ourselves is true, and more assembling all of those things, shaped by our experiences and memories and and decisions and geographical influences, and stiching them together to see what’s made. And another part, of course, is celebrating it.

Thanks for the comment. I’m loving hearing about your process!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:29:22 +0000

Amen. And don’t think I won’t take you up on that Florida offer. I hope you have a guestroom in that new beautiful house of yours…

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:28:28 +0000

Agreed on all counts! I’ve found that I, too, used to totally dread telling people where I was from… and now I’ve realized it’s often a fantastic topic of conversation, especially as I meet more and more people who had fairly mobile childhoods (almost like a little instant bonding). It wasn’t always the easiest, to be sure, but lemonade out of lemons, right? Thanks for the comment!

By: kristy

kristy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:54:23 +0000

oh, that question… i dunno that i’ll ever have a good answer. what i do these days… more for fun than anything else… is say that i’m not really from anywhere. i’m a citizen of the world. a nomad.

as you know, we didn’t live anywhere for very long. the longest for me was NYC… almost 10 years. so in many ways, i feel most at home there. then, there’s Georgia. where my familial roots are. returning here has been so strange… in NYC, so much of who “i was” was based in my roots as a southern girl… now that i am here, so much of who i am is based on who “i was” as a Brooklynite… so who am i now and where am i from?

yea… i got issues. and questions. and am seeking answers. can’t wait to hear where you decide on… i vote NYC, obviously. Brooklyn more specifically.

By: shelley

shelley — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:10:48 +0000

I lived in DC for three years while my father was at the Pentagon. I went to every Smithsonian, all of the Monuments, and enjoyed many an afternoon in Alexandria amid the trees…Head over to OLD TOWN and try your luck at the Fisherman’s Market, bring your appetite and love of iced tea ;0)

NYC is of course where I discovered myself, at least my twenty something self, and I look back on her (the city) with great fondness and respect. She is a playground.

Both are beautiful. Each are Unique.

As a fellow traveler who is “geographically flexible” I suggest fall in love with where you are, and when the shine wears off, go on vacation and see what else is out there. Plant some roots. You can always change your mind. Once you make a decision, the Universe will move to make all the pieces fall into place.

Carpe Diem!

ps. come visit me in Florida-!!