...the time is finally nigh - we're home in the States! No, not permanently. Don't be crazy Berlin, you haven't gotten rid of us yet. But we have returned to Seattle for a visit. We love Berlin, but we also really MISSED HOME (you like that parents?).
Flights:
Berlin - Amsterdam 1.20 hr
3 hour layover
Amsterdam - Seattle 10.10 hr.
![airport travel]( "Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport")
After almost a day of flying - we were home. It was crazy slipping back into Northwest living so seamlessly. Construction and development changed some landscape, but overall the city looks the same. Our family and friends have moved along, but not too far. We could just go back to Seattle life like that. And what a life....
It's funny - being an expat. You are never really home again, are you? Because what is home? I think we're lucky that we have only two-ish places to call home. Washington State (Seattle, Snohomish, and Yakima) are all places that we're from, but Berlin is the only life we've led abroad. Conducting expat interviews, I read people's stories of expating 5, 10, 20 times. It seems as if you would leave a little piece of yourself in each place. And one of the hardest parts of having multiple "homes" is that you always have to say good-bye.
Now from people who can explain the meaning of "home" infinitely better than I....
![Emily Dickinson home quote]( "Seattle quote")
![quote Seattle carousel]( "quote Robert Frost")
![Seattle waterfront]( "Oliver Wendell Holmes quote")
![Seattle graffiti]( "Tad Williams quote")
For now, we will just enjoy the feeling of being home - whatever that is.
More Seattle loving pics...
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| Tegel Airport |
Flights:
Berlin - Amsterdam 1.20 hr
3 hour layover
Amsterdam - Seattle 10.10 hr.
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| Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport |
After almost a day of flying - we were home. It was crazy slipping back into Northwest living so seamlessly. Construction and development changed some landscape, but overall the city looks the same. Our family and friends have moved along, but not too far. We could just go back to Seattle life like that. And what a life....
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| Porter Family |
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| Salumi |
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| Red Mill Burger |
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| Alki Beach |
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| Space Needle |
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| Great Wheel |
It's funny - being an expat. You are never really home again, are you? Because what is home? I think we're lucky that we have only two-ish places to call home. Washington State (Seattle, Snohomish, and Yakima) are all places that we're from, but Berlin is the only life we've led abroad. Conducting expat interviews, I read people's stories of expating 5, 10, 20 times. It seems as if you would leave a little piece of yourself in each place. And one of the hardest parts of having multiple "homes" is that you always have to say good-bye.
Now from people who can explain the meaning of "home" infinitely better than I....
For now, we will just enjoy the feeling of being home - whatever that is.
More Seattle loving pics...