Mementoes of Home :)

Lili Tuggle-Weir
Aug 29, 2014
1 min read

The #1 piece of advice we were given by people who have/do live abroad (other then to bring sweaters) was to bring mementoes of home. Not a bunch, just the 2 or three things that when your feeling down you can go to and smile.

It was strange to walk around the house before we left trying to decide what constitutes "home" and imagine what out of our eclectic managerie of stuff would be most usefull to quell the oncoming homesickness. I (Lili) have always been much more material with my attachements than Andrew. I put meanings behind things most would consider junk and some of my memories of people/places now long gone are strongest when I am near belongings that trigger feelings in me.

After much debate this is what I brought.