Home: Meaning of This Course

Fast forward to about the halfway point :)

I know that a few weeks ago, we as a class had discussed the meaning of home and personal space. The link above is a clip of the movie Garden State, in which Zach Braff discusses what "home" means to him, and the changing definition of what home means for everyone. While reflecting on this course, it just occurred to me that really we've been discusses what "home" is for different authors. For some its a garden, the Midwest, a room and money combined, a nursery, Christian icons, etc. As this is the last blog we'll all post for this class, I guess I just felt it appropriate to post a last word on "home":

For me, home is where I have that which is most important to me. It's where I live, sleep, eat, talk, etc. It's not really associated to one particular place, but rather all the places in my life where I feel "safe". I guess my definition of home differs from other people's because my parents are divorced, so my home is with both of them: Miami and Austin. And, now that I've created an environment here in South Bend to mirror my other homes, South Bend is included in my list of "homes" or.. safe havens, I guess would be a better description.