Nearing the end of my journey I have become a traveler who longs for the taste of home. I have spent the last year either in Ohio or traveling through the middle east and I am ready for it to come to an end. There is a phenomenon that takes place after one has left home after the age of 19. Up until the age of 19 a person longs to leave home and wants to break free from the parental rule and figure out life on their own.
But there is a change that takes place at 20 or so. Note, this theory is not for everyone, but it works for me and probably at least a few other humans that graze this earth. At 20 a person will be away from home, either at school or some other place and they will long for home. They will want to be around their parents because they finally realize that the sole purpose of parents was not to stop the good times from rolling, but to raise a child that needs rules and discipline.
Now at 22, I think that I could actually see myself living in Chicago somewhat near my parents. This is quite a drastic change from my previous plan, which was to live in some crazy country, not a particular one, just one that it far away.
In addition to family another aspect that deters me from living abroad is the language barrier. Learning an entire new language is hard work that I really don’t feel like putting all my energy toward. There are many more noble causes that I run after.
Lastly is the good of US of A. Living in any other country would be sacrificing tremendously. Things just work better in the US and it is true that each person is free and has the ability to pretty much do whatever they set their heart to. Plus, we dominate in the olympics.
