Comments on: Reflections of a Jet-lagged Woman Between Continents

By: 2summers

2summers — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:42:30 +0000

In reply to Lani. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way.

By: Ceece's Travel

Ceece's Travel — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:48:20 +0000

What a lovely post! I am dying to see Washington DC in all its natural glory actually!
I love Travel and this post makes me want to jump on a plane like yester-year 🙂

There are things happening in RSA but there are always things and events happening everywhere, what we can do is just be happy in the moments we’re living in, not the ones we’re missing 🙂

Cant wait to read more of your works!

And As Always…
#LoveAndTravelHugs©
Cee

By: Lani

Lani — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:11:42 +0000

“As soon as I set foot back onto American soil, I feel homesick for America.” couldn’t have said it better.

By: 2summers

2summers — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 21:51:18 +0000

In reply to Eugenia Parrish. My sister lives in Vermont. Beautiful but too cold in winter for me!

By: Eugenia Parrish

Eugenia Parrish — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 21:50:05 +0000

In reply to autumnashbough. My children and grandchildren live in Vermont. They keep asking me to move there, and for your same reasons, I'm seriously thinking about it, even though my lungs have a real problem with damp and cold.

By: autumnashbough

autumnashbough — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:53:49 +0000

I love the East Coast, and I love D.C., Virginia, and Maryland, but I’m like you and Genie. Northern Virginia/ Maryland has been so built up I don’t recognize it, and it hurts me. So while it’s nice to visit, I have no idea how to get anywhere anymore.

Instead, I have my heart set on a rural town in New Hampshire. Most of them don’t change much, and if they do, I won’t have seen what it used to be like. Also, NH is going backwards. All the forests were clear cut centuries ago for farm fields, and only now are the trees tall again. The bobcats and lynx and wild turkeys and bears are returning, and it’s more beautiful than it has been in centuries.

So, yeah, I’m going there. Some day.

By: Timmee

Timmee — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 04:40:59 +0000

Hurry back. We want to braai.

By: 2summers

2summers — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:37:04 +0000

In reply to Eugenia Parrish. Thanks so much, Genie. It's great to know you can relate although I'm sorry that the place you remember isn't there anymore ?

By: Eugenia Parrish

Eugenia Parrish — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:35:03 +0000

I left the place I was “from” once again recently and came back to southern California (the place of my heart) for the last time, I thought. I swore I’d never again leave but well, I finally had to admit it wasn’t the same place. I couldn’t go to the beach without paying with a debit card for parking, or just to get in to the beach which is now governed by the government instead of the tides. The roads I loved are screaming freeways that go nowhere I recognize, and although there are massive frantically happy shopping mega-centers everywhere, people still seem beaten down and pessimistic from the real estate bubble that burst so many years ago and apparently destroyed all their dreams. So when people are surprised that I moved away recently, from the place I couldn’t wait to get back to, I just say, “My California isn’t there anymore, so what does it matter?” And I’m homesick for it, but I have a new life in a whole new place and maybe my heart will learn to accept it. Thanks for a wonderful touching description of my own heart.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 20:43:11 +0000

Being from here and there and everywhere, I understand every single word and sentiment!
Enjoy your time in the US xx

By: Gail

Gail — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 14:14:02 +0000

Have a great time reconnecting with everyone but hurry back we love having you here

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:54:51 +0000

Oh my exact same sentiments! I love being in the USA when I’m there — the ease of walking and alternative transport, Target, family, friends and Mexican food. Yep, this time of year is gorgeous — Fall just isn’t a thing in SA. But, a week ago, my heart ached for my family I’d left behind in SA and cheap but delicious cappuccinos that aren’t served in a to go cup. Home really is where the heart is and sometimes it’s okay to have a divided heart.