Where did June go? It seems like I blinked and the month disappeared. It’s been forever since my life was normal -- the German version of normal that is. I have so much blogging to catch up on that it will take me a few days to write about my U.S. trip.
Meanwhile, today I want to write about coming home. Last month I blogged about my surprise that, upon returning to German I was happy to be "home." A few days before that I wrote about going to back home to New York.
All this talk about home makes me wonder, where home really is. Is home New York City, where I lived for most of my adult live and where a vast majority of my friends live? Is home upstate New York, where I grew up and where my parents still live? Is home Raleigh, NC, where I own a house? Or is Germany home, where I get my mail and share an apartment with my husband?
Turns out, I think all of these places are home. That makes me lucky. I am able to go home again and again and again.
About Me
- Erin
- Ridgewood, NJ, United States
- In the fall of 2007 my husband and I moved to Germany. After more than a year of traveling, eating, and living abroad, we were transferred back to the states. At the time of our return, I was 34 weeks pregnant. This is a true account of our re-assimilation, reverse culture shock, and impending adventure into parenthood.
A Southern Something
I don't think there are quite enough sausages in the South to maintain the "Wurst of the Week." Instead, I am replacing this sidebar feature with "A Southern Something." To start, I'd like to introduce you to chow chow. A pickled relish, chow chow can be made from any number of vegetables, including cabbage, onions, or green tomatoes.
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We talked about the concept of "Heimat" in my German class today. Turns out, I don't really have one... or perhaps I have too many.
Even though I currently think of Germany as "home," I don't know if I'll ever be able to think of myself as anything but American.
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