Our sense of home
1)Home is not always a tangible place
Home does not necessarily have to be tied to a physical space. In much of the blogs I have read people associated their concept of home with a certain feeling, that makes them feel at ease. This sentiment is shared by a recent article I have read affirming that “there’s a big psychological difference between feeling at home and being at home.” (Klinkenborg) there’s a big psychological difference between feeling at home and being home. For most people, this feeling usually stems from being around family and friends you have grown up with, or loved ones both old and new.

2)Home is a fluid concept, it can change over time
Since home is not always something tangible, but more of a feeling one has, it seems possible that you can transport those same feelings of ease to somewhere new. A new study from the University of Alabama suggests that home isn’t really about home, but the “feelings and qualities” we usually associate with it. However “When these qualities aren’t present in a new environment, we begin to long for them”. (Ho)
From the blogs I have read I found that this finding was largely true with many people noting that as they first moved they, they would first feel very homesick. However once they stayed there long enough they would develop these feelings of home over time, albeit in a different location

3)Home is tied to memory
A place is nothing without the memories attached to it. Most people do not feel home because of the space itself, but because of the memories they have associated with it over time.

Citations:
Ho, Derrick. “Homesickness Isn’t Really about ‘home'” CNN. Cable News Network, 16 Aug. 2010. Web. 13 Oct. 2016.

Klinkenborg, Verlyn. “The Definition of Home.” Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian, May 2012. Web. 13 Oct. 2016.