tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740304267388521269.post3679046957348217558..comments2024-03-19T05:00:41.348-04:00Comments on Skinny Jeans & a Chai Latte: old friend from far away v2 :: pulled between two places.Kristin Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08721836568045811559noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740304267388521269.post-78288781480371997682014-03-19T23:10:06.595-04:002014-03-19T23:10:06.595-04:00I've been skimming through several of your old...I've been skimming through several of your older posts, but I wanted to let you know that this one really resonated with me. I, too, feel like I call two places "home." I grew up in southwest Iowa, which is where my entire family (both my mom's and my dad's side) lives. When I was 20, I transferred to Purdue University and began my life in Indiana. That was five years ago. Since then, I've graduated college, gotten an apartment, and started an adult job. I have friends here, and a life in Indianapolis that I never thought I would be involved in. Sure, I go "home," at the end of the day, but it's still ... not Iowa, if that makes sense. I spent so much of my formative years there that it is hard to let go. Iowa will always be where my family is, where I formulated my opinions, where I learned ABOUT myself. But it wasn't until I left, it wasn't until I started my life 10 hours away from my hometown that I began to learn about WHO I was. Thank you for this raw post. Again, it resonated with my own heart, which sometimes is still confused as to where it should be. Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332815163846166660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740304267388521269.post-31776032431998809482014-03-06T13:17:59.350-05:002014-03-06T13:17:59.350-05:00I definitely still consider Virginia home, even th...I definitely still consider Virginia home, even though I haven't lived there full-time since high school. It means something very different to me than Chicago...memories, lifelong friends, family, nostalgia. Where I live now means the future, new relationships, and moving forward in my career. I don't think you have to feel guilty for seeing the two places differently and acknowledging both positive and negative aspects of them. The fact that they're different doesn't mean that one is 100% better or worse!Alicia | Jaybird: Home in Motionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452136535427124920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740304267388521269.post-17259445604481315812014-03-03T10:37:18.230-05:002014-03-03T10:37:18.230-05:00I think it's totally possible to feel as if yo...I think it's totally possible to feel as if you have two homes - one you prefer over the other (you know me) but the old saying home is where the heart is stands true to me. And I think that given your experience in Raleigh - and the wonderful things that have happened here - you shouldn't feel guilty, ever. <br />xoxoxoxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713477467098508662noreply@blogger.com