Personal Sense of Home

When I think of home I think of a sense of comfort and safety. I believe that anywhere can feel like home if there is a personal connection to that area. I feel that if there is an area that I consider "home" I would also have to have some familiarity in the space and have put my own personal touches on it. Not only do I need to have a sense of comfort but I believe that a home isn't quite a home without those special memories that cause you to have emotional attachments to that space. I have moved from my house that I lived in for 16 years and I will always considered that my home no matter what because I had so many experiences and memories within that house. I loved all the aspects to it and because that's where I grew up, it is a little difficult to remember all the details to my adventures but I can always remember where something happened and how I felt at that moment. Having all my childhood experiences take place within that house will cause me to have such a strong connection to it for the rest of my life.

Every part of that house made it special to me. Not only did my house have the tallest ceilings which caused anyone to feel instantly in awe by the immense space that was in the entrance. I loved all the aspects to the house, expect for the fact that during the summer my house became incredibly hot and we tried everything to cool down. I had this play set in the backyard that my dad built when they first bought the house. It had a swing, a teeter-totter swing next to that and connected was a little tree house section that led to a slide. This play toy gave me endless amounts of joy when I would play on it. Whenever my friends came over, all we did was head straight to the backyard. My backyard wasn't incredibly large but we did have this section against the fence that was layers of rock then dirt and so on. While my mom gardened I was able to climb on those layers and have my own little adventures because when you are a child, everything becomes a possibility. It's the memories that will allow me to remember that house forever because of the fantastic experiences I had throughout my childhood growing up and to this day I still miss it.