Comments on: What Do Nomads Call Home?

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:42:16 +0000

@Chris: True, true. Though in my heart of hearts, I know there’s something that we all miss, something that we all long for, no matter how much we enjoy the freedom of wanderhood.

By: Chris Pearrow

Chris Pearrow — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:18:43 +0000

I get this dilemma all time. Having been raised around the world and a constant traveler in my adulthood, I would say that the concept of Â¨homeÂ¨ is more of a feeling rather than anything physical. I guess though, on the upside, us wanderers and explorers donÂ´t have to worry too much about home-sickness :o)

By: James Clark

James Clark — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:35:27 +0000

Interesting question, Dan. I always say Melbourne on immigration forms and when I don’t have time to explain my lifestyle. Where I call home now though is another matter. I haven’t had an address in Melbourne for 2 years and currently there no other place that is calling me for a permanent residency. You could say I am “between homes”. For now I will just enjoy the journey until that time comes.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:11:55 +0000

@James: Nomad: between homes, enjoying the journey. Can’t ask for much more than that, by way of explanation or experience!

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:06:13 +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 12:43:03 +0000

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

I think that it really speaks to us nomads 🙂

Jenn

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 07:37:18 +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 12:51:38 +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?”

https://uncorneredmarket.com/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 12:18:02 +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.