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Just counted my visa stamps and hit a number that felt weird
I was cleaning out my old passport last week and decided to count all the entry stamps. I got to 37 different countries visited while working remote. It hit me that I've spent more nights in Airbnbs than in my own apartment over the past four years. The weird part is I can't really call any single place home now. Has anyone else felt this after hitting a certain number of countries?
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leo_thomas26mo ago
That "can't really call any single place home" feeling is SO real after a while. I hit a similar number and my brain just sort of defaulted to "home is where the wifi connects automatically." You stop missing a specific place and just miss the IDEA of having a base. It's a strange trade for all those stamps.
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jenny_jackson3mo ago
That line about missing the "idea" of having a base really resonated with me. I think there's also a weird social layer to it that nobody talks about - when meeting new people, you dread the inevitable "so where are you from?" question because the honest answer takes three minutes and makes you sound like you're bragging or complaining. It's like you've traded having a clear story about yourself for a collection of half-answers that don't satisfy anyone, including you.
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calebhayes6mo ago
Yeah, that hits hard, @leo_thomas2. You start to feel it in weird little ways, like not knowing where to list as your address or what time zone to set on your phone. The idea of a base becomes this perfect couch or a favorite coffee shop you left behind three cities ago. All the cool experiences are amazing, but they don't stack up into a single place you can point to. Makes you wonder if the trade is worth it sometimes, you know?
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