{"id":768,"date":"2016-07-05T08:57:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T20:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/?p=768"},"modified":"2017-12-29T18:52:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T18:52:34","slug":"home-after-traveling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/travellingk.com\/home-after-traveling\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you feel less at home after travelling?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A friend asked me a question the other day, and as I thought about how to answer, I realised it was going to be a very long response. The question was:<\/p>\n

Because you have traveled so much, do you feel less \u201cat home\u201d each time you return?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My first thoughts were; cool, she thinks l\u2019ve traveled a lot! Then mixed feeling about calling Auckland home – I’m in the process of finding a\u00a0new\u00a0home. Then thinking\u00a0that each time I\u00a0up-route my life and move\u00a0countries, makes it easier to move again.\u00a0Lots of thoughts were racing\u00a0through my head.<\/p>\n

There’s always that time straight after a trip, when you\u2019re trying to settle back in, when the memories are still strong and your old routine seems bland in comparison. Especially if nothing has\u00a0changed when you come home – no new job or dramatic change. I definitely struggled after a\u00a03 week trip up Western Australia. Back to the same job with the same repetitive tasks. Post-holiday blues do exist.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t