I guess "feeling at home" means a couple of important things.
- My partner.
- My baby.
- My furniture.
- My neighbourhood.
All of these things bring me comfort and security in my sleeping space, and the habit of the place helps too.
When I moved into this house I felt like a fish out of water, so it took me a while to adjust to the new environment, I guess it was a normal process, and when I realized that it was a better place than the old one everything flowed very well.
If I were to leave again, which I certainly will, there will be a few things I will inevitably take with me, my pet, and some old family photos, I don't own much but I consider it important not to part with some objects that represent my roots.
In fact, I look at my house and my inherited things right now, and I realise that leaving them behind will hurt a lot, furniture and books that have been in my life for a very long time and will inevitably be left behind...not because of their monetary value, but because of their great sentimental value.
I can leave everything but the lives that go with me.
You can't take your current neighbourhood with you if and when you move, so what things in your new neighbourhood might you look for as essential?
My new neighbourhood should be a quiet place, that's all.
We Cubans have a particularity, we socialise a lot, that is, it is normal to ask the neighbour for a bit of salt and other things if it is the case, there are people who live like this .... not because they are stingy, but it would be impossible for me to live in a place with too much of that kind of atmosphere, including excessive noise, I just want a quiet and nice place, that's what I mean by neighbourhood .....😅
That would help me a lot...
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