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10-25-2011, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Nyororin View Post
Imagine having a dream that you are back in elementary school, with all the familiarity of the surroundings, but you are the current you. You know the place in and out, but just being there again as a child feels incredibly strange. You should be comfortable, but you simply do not belong there any longer.
I had that same feeling when I visited "home" in Madrid after spending 2 years in the states and 2 years in Japan. It was familiar and comfortable, yet I knew deep down that I didn't belong there anymore....

Well put....
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