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By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:06:13 +0000

@Jenn: Profound and pithy. To boil down a post to one sentence, this about does it. I suppose it speaks to all of us, nomads and otherwise. Thanks for posting this.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:43:03 +0000

One of my girls posted this as her status on facebook today… and I had to share it with you!
“Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.” Oliver Wendell Holmes

I think that it really speaks to us nomads

Jenn

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 11:37:18 +0000

@Isabelle: We usually call our hostel or guest house “home” as well. This is definitely distinct from my behavior when I traveled for business. Rarely, if ever, would I call a hotel “home.”

Having said that, “Home as the place where I crash.” — That resonates.

By: Isabelle

Isabelle — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:05:24 +0000

The longest I’ve ever lived in one place is four years. I tend to call wherever I’m sleeping at the moment “home”. If I’m staying at a hostel for a few weeks? I’ll say “lets go home” and not “lets get back to the hostel” if I’m out and about.

Same if I’m sleeping on a friend’s couch or staying at a hotel. Wherever I intend to sleep that night = home.

Some people seem to need some sort of feeling of familiarity and ownership over their “home”. Since I’ve always moved around so much I’ve never really had that. I’m just me, wandering about life as I please. I don’t need a home in the traditional sense, I just need somewhere to crash.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:51:38 +0000

For those of you who haven’t seen or already responded, I’d be interested to get your thoughts regarding how you would answer the question “Where Are You From?”

http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2010/09/where-are-you-from-nomads-guide/

@Caron, @Marie: Thank you both for specifically calling out the connection between the two questions: “Where is Home?” and “Where Are You From?” Your comments helped motivate me to write the “Where Are You From” piece sooner rather than later.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:18:02 +0000

@Stacy: Now there’s a different tack from others who have commented above.

But what if you don’t have any stuff?

@Marie: Thank you. And great to see you here. And a virtual shout out to Eileen for connecting us.

Of homes and hometowns, it’s an endless conversation. Your comment jarred a brain cell that tells me that the concept of home is not a target. It’s a continually evolving construct, especially for those of us who’ve moved a lot in our lives.

By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:47:48 +0000

Hi Guys! I love your blog. I’ve just found it through Eileen at Bearshapedsphere.

It’s funny the first post I read of yours is about this topic that is close to my heart. I’ve also recently written about what my “hometown is” http://bit.ly/9lfgj0 but there is so much more to say. It’s really difficult to explain to people who grew up with a hometown what it is like not to have one. I’m constantly struggling with how to put that into words…and, of course, looking for the easy answer to “Where are you from?”

I’ll be reading more here:-)

By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:57:24 +0000

As an army brat who has continued a semi-nomadic lifestyle since childhood, I’ve always said Home is Where Your Stuff Is.