I Dont Have A Place To Call Home
Not sure if this is interesting or not, but it's something about me that makes me somewhat unique.
When people ask me, "Where are you from?", I generally reply with, "Everywhere!".
This is cool, but simultaneously sort of sad. I do like the fact that I've been able to see so many places, and meet so many different types of people, but I also feel like I don't have a place that I consider home.
I'm twenty-one, and have lived in five different states so far (Oregon, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, Texas). Within these states I've lived in twelve cities. So, which one do I consider home?
I do believe I have the soul of a traveler, and meant to travel a lot during this lifetime, but I feel so foreign everywhere I go. This has affected me so much, that I've vowed that if I ever have children, I'm buying one house, and staying for the rest of my life, so they won't have to experience the same loneliness. They can have a place to call home, somewhere they are familiar with.
Do you know how hard it is sustaining relationships with people, when your life is always pick up and go? I do believe this is the exact reason why I have such a hard time making friends in adulthood, because there is always this sub-conscious thought of, 'I won't be here long, so there's no point in even trying'.
I'm really hoping to settle somewhere soon. I do really like where I am now (Texas), but I'm planning on moving to back to Virginia for a bit, and possibly returning here in the future. Just don't know if I'll be returning to Dallas or Houston. I've lived in both, really like both, and have family in both cities.
When people ask me, "Where are you from?", I generally reply with, "Everywhere!".
This is cool, but simultaneously sort of sad. I do like the fact that I've been able to see so many places, and meet so many different types of people, but I also feel like I don't have a place that I consider home.
I'm twenty-one, and have lived in five different states so far (Oregon, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, Texas). Within these states I've lived in twelve cities. So, which one do I consider home?
I do believe I have the soul of a traveler, and meant to travel a lot during this lifetime, but I feel so foreign everywhere I go. This has affected me so much, that I've vowed that if I ever have children, I'm buying one house, and staying for the rest of my life, so they won't have to experience the same loneliness. They can have a place to call home, somewhere they are familiar with.
Do you know how hard it is sustaining relationships with people, when your life is always pick up and go? I do believe this is the exact reason why I have such a hard time making friends in adulthood, because there is always this sub-conscious thought of, 'I won't be here long, so there's no point in even trying'.
I'm really hoping to settle somewhere soon. I do really like where I am now (Texas), but I'm planning on moving to back to Virginia for a bit, and possibly returning here in the future. Just don't know if I'll be returning to Dallas or Houston. I've lived in both, really like both, and have family in both cities.
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