But why is that? Is it because we're accustomed to it? Can "home" be considered one of the few things that we can all call a constant in our lives? Something we can retreat to when we need a few moments to collect ourselves or a change of pace?
Just being in Monmouth county while spending quality time with family or hanging out at a diner with old friends feels like a blast from the past. It almost feels like I've gone through a time machine. There is some dissonance, however, between my experiences at "home" (what feels like the past) and myself (the present). I'm not the same person I was four-or-so years ago. I've changed, likely for better and for worse, as has the world around me. Just maybe not at the same pace.
Of course, I'd be a liar if I were to claim that "home" hasn't changed at all. It's actually altered drastically in some respects, so I suppose even constants are changing. But there's still something familiar about "home".
It's nice to be back. Gimme a few hours though, and I'll be ready to leave.
Tinton Falls is "home", but Ramapo is my real home.
Yeah I haven't really felt at home in my parents' house at all this break-- I feel more comfortable out or at friends' places. Is that weird?
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way and have felt this way for the past year and half. I feel like my real home is when I'm hanging out in 10d or 10f. And you guys are my family. :)
ReplyDeleteThe feeling of being "home" is nice at first because a lot of our past is there and since the past is familiar it is comforting. A hell of a lot more comforting than the future, because it's so unknown. When I was "home" I saw tons of people from high school and talked with a lot of them, including many I didn't even really talk to high school. But the fact that they were from my past, they were familiar, and therefore it provided some comfort in seeing these people that don't currently have and may not ever have had a notable effect in my life.
ReplyDeleteI feel that we all enjoy these times at "home" because they bring back memories which are familiar. However, when we're at Ramapo we're with the people who we are experiencing the present and future with us. They're the people that are experiencing similar "unknowns". I feel that is a big part of what makes Ramapo home.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb9jY8yAxgs
ReplyDeletehome is wherever I'm with you, it's true