I “lived” in the Hudson Valley of NY for two years when I was in my 20s and it really did feel like an extended … something. Not a vacation, because I was working, but like… an adventure. I enjoyed the experience, but I had no intention of staying beyond my contract.
Feels like what you’re getting at is where do we call *home.* I enjoyed living there, but I knew I would be coming home to Seattle.
I agree with you that merely being in a place doesn't equate with having lived here. Piggybacking on Jen's "where do we call home"... in my personal experience, certain places spoke to me/they felt like "home" even after living there for a short time (1-2 years), while others were nice places but never felt like home - even after being there 10+ years.
What a hilarious topic to riff on, "doing work in a coffee shop and walking around" for sure does not count as having lived there. And great point about the criteria of securing a long term lease, it's definitely not for the faint of heart.
I “lived” in the Hudson Valley of NY for two years when I was in my 20s and it really did feel like an extended … something. Not a vacation, because I was working, but like… an adventure. I enjoyed the experience, but I had no intention of staying beyond my contract.
Feels like what you’re getting at is where do we call *home.* I enjoyed living there, but I knew I would be coming home to Seattle.
Huge +1 to this. I can say I've lived in a few places, but only called one home.
I agree with you that merely being in a place doesn't equate with having lived here. Piggybacking on Jen's "where do we call home"... in my personal experience, certain places spoke to me/they felt like "home" even after living there for a short time (1-2 years), while others were nice places but never felt like home - even after being there 10+ years.
Connection.
If all you do is stay in the hotel for weeks, months, eat out with other people from your home office and then go to work, that is not a connection.
Do you go out with folks who live locally? Are you there at weekends? Have you been to local events like sports.
What is your connection?
What a hilarious topic to riff on, "doing work in a coffee shop and walking around" for sure does not count as having lived there. And great point about the criteria of securing a long term lease, it's definitely not for the faint of heart.