Living

Why You Need To Leave Your Hometown At Least Once

If there’s anything I’ve learned since moving out of my parent’s suburban home outside of Philadelphia at the age of 22 to live abroad in Australia, it’s that home isn’t a place – it’s a feeling.

By Jaimee Marshall5 min read
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Feelings can be cultivated anywhere, and that’s the true beauty of creating a new home for yourself. As someone who previously had barely left the East coast, let alone the country, I’m so relieved that I did and horrified to think about the consequences of having not done it.