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off-island state of mind

home is an island.

far from home

it has been two years since leaving the island for a new beginning.  since then i have travelled many miles and my sense of home re-defined. no longer does home demand a physical presence on guam.

i accept the fleeting longing of flying back on a regular basis. i  understand the perspective of those who leave for many years without stepping foot on island.  i see why people feel
the need to stay away to measure progress as much as the need to come back for unmatched comfort.

my family and children have helped me re-establish what and where is home.  in typical mimi-fashion. multiple life changes unfolded in the last year: new address, new firm, and in and out of new relationships.  this is the farthest and longest i have been pulled away from guam.  last year i visited guam twice. 2018 is the first year that i did not step foot back home.  although i have been missing the people, i do not feel i have been missing out.  

such is the wonderment of leaving and wandering back - it always feels the same as when i left it. this bears both negative and positive feelings: calm and stability can be misconstrued for lack of progress; honest criticism interpreted as ungratefulness; focus viewed as lack of motivation or inspiration.  
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  1. jsc♡ on December 30, 2018 at 12:02 PM

    I stumbled across your food blog just now and enjoy reading both. I miss Guam so much. Best wishes to you. Don’t stop writing!

     


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      *off-island* refers to the state of being away from the island of guam. you can now follow my spin-off food blog, off-is land influence food refelections

      from my lush homeland to the city by the bay and into the far reaches of the suburbs, i've made my home twice. it was fun in my 20's and even better in my 30's. documenting it all makes me feel important (to myself). here you'll find my multi-tasking adventures with food and the fashionable, my love affair with my dvr, an occasional moment of profound thought, a lot of useless yet laughable ranting, and lately stuff about my life in constant re-arrangement. i'm only fab-ulous because it's in my name.
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