Comments on: How Do You Define Home?

By: Candice

Candice — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:43:47 +0000

I agree with the idea of one single home being outdated, but I don’t think I’ll ever find a place that quite affects me like the place I grew up…

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:52:34 +0000

Feh, typo. Scratch that ‘your’ in the first line.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:51:20 +0000

Home is where your the important people in your life are. We’re part of a global community, and the concept of a single home is a little outdated. There have always been people who have ventured away from their families to begin new lives in different countries or cities, but those family and friends will always constitute a home of sorts.

I moved out to Vancouver almost seven years ago, and most decidedly consider it home, but I know there’s a place for me in Ontario if I ever want to return.

By: Candice

Candice — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:34:50 +0000

Then I suggest you get moving! I’m having similar feelings about St. John’s lately…I love it here, but I doubt I’ll be here forever. Seems like the most common answer among all these is the “comfort” thing. It’s hard to move around when you become attached to the familiar, isn’t it?

By: msnovtue

msnovtue — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:05:00 +0000

I’m probably oversimplifying things, but to me, ‘home’ is where you: 1. feel like you truly belong, and 2. can feel totally at ease and be yourself.

For me, it’s a mixed bag– my house is home, because it’s mine (dammit), and I can do what I please with no worries. It’s my sanctuary.

My home town of Indianapolis, (which is also where I live now), is kind of home. It’s comforting in its familiarity, and I know what to expect from it and its people. But at the same time, I don’t quite fit in and belong–I’m a little different than most.

I think my real “home” could be somewhere in Germany, tho. I adore the place, and everything just “fits”. (My Dad was German, and my Mom is 1st gen in the US from there.) I apparently seem to think, feel, and act like one. Heck, I’ve even got a native accent when I speak German. (Thanks, Dad.) I love the way of life there.

I hope that someday I could move there, but for the time being, Indy is comfortable enough. But I certainly don’t feel like I belong here, or have that much in common with everyone around me.

By: Candice

Candice — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:39:05 +0000

I’ve always wondered that, I don’t think there’s ever been a proper way to spell/say it…kinda like Potsy’s. I insist it’s Potsy’s, everyone else insists it’s “Potcies.”

Yes, I remember that! I was thinking about it a few days ago. What a weird old house.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:36:02 +0000

I think it’s Mast Gush. Although there would never be a boat there…

Remember the key we found when we were looking through Nan and Pop’s house? Never did find out what it opened.

P.S. You help make St. John’s feel like home to me.

By: Candice

Candice — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:49:30 +0000

Maybe it’s easier to define home if you’re travelling with your significant other? I’ve never had the experience, so I’m unsure. Thanks for stopping by!

By: Graham Phoenix

Graham Phoenix — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:39:39 +0000

As the old saying goes, “Home is where the Heart is.” I have no home which is why the saying means so much to me. My parents and ancestors have regularly moved around countries and cities so there is no ‘family’ home (unlike my part ner who’s ancestors have lived in a small Dutch town for at least 500 years!).

I have compounded this by giving up my house over a year ago to travel while living and working. She gave her house 3 years ago and has been travelling ever since. We live together, all over the world. We call ourselves Earth Pilgrims and travel not as tourists but as a lifestyle. We come from Europe and are currently in Australia.

Home is where you feel comfortable and where you can relax after a day’s work. In 2009 we have done that in India, Bali, Australia, UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Singapore. We create our home in house-sits, apartments and friends houses. ‘Home’ comes from the energy we give ‘place’ and the love we surround it with.

Thanks for provoking my thoughts.