Belatedly reading this lovely reflection from you, Ehae, and of course I’d be remiss to not tell you so! I think that most of us who are expats or migrants in some way can relate. I certainly can. Of course growing up as an immigrant, the notion of home was always a bifurcated one - and adding in all the travels and movements on top makes it even more multi-textured. There’s indeed a sadness or sense that this isn’t natural but there’s a lot of beauty in that too - redefining the idea of home, such that it traverses borders, such that a new ‘natural’ can be forged. Thank you for the food for thought!
Thanks so much for this, Ramya! I love what you say about the sadness and beauty which co-exist! There is certainly a privilege in being able to call more than one place home! Thanks so much for reading 💕
Belatedly reading this lovely reflection from you, Ehae, and of course I’d be remiss to not tell you so! I think that most of us who are expats or migrants in some way can relate. I certainly can. Of course growing up as an immigrant, the notion of home was always a bifurcated one - and adding in all the travels and movements on top makes it even more multi-textured. There’s indeed a sadness or sense that this isn’t natural but there’s a lot of beauty in that too - redefining the idea of home, such that it traverses borders, such that a new ‘natural’ can be forged. Thank you for the food for thought!
Thanks so much for this, Ramya! I love what you say about the sadness and beauty which co-exist! There is certainly a privilege in being able to call more than one place home! Thanks so much for reading 💕