Home Sweet Home

Sunday, January 12, 2025

I once flew just over our Miami apartment when coming back of a work trip, and instagrammed a photo with the caption:

Home is where Ana is.

I was particularly proud of that one. Flash forward a decade, and the caption should now read:

Home is where Ana, Robie and Bettina are.

While true, it’s a bit more complex. I’d assume that Ana mostly needs our kids and myself to be present under the same roof. But Robie and Bettina also have preferences, and they’re not necessarily the same as mine.

Watching communities disappear around some internet famous people I’ve followed for a long time, makes me wonder how moving across countries — something I’ve done multiple times in the past — will play in the future with my family. By choice or not.