Sept 14, 2009

While many who have gone home have managed to seamlessly integrate themselves into their old lives, my sojourns of being home have only served to highlight changes, differences and preferences for the new.

While many have found it difficult to build a diverse network abroad, I have found it difficult to accept the homogeneity of home.

While many who have been abroad long for the comforts of home, I live for the independence and anonymity of being foreign.

While many crave for the familiarity of comfort foods, I am satiated with promises of baguettes and sushi.

Nonetheless, I don't feel at home here. And yet I don't long to be anywhere else.