From the archive

You left. Why are you still living there?

Maybe the hardest thing to admit is that you can want to return, but there's no guarantee you will. The city will change. People will move away. You'll become someone else yourself. Even a ticket home won't restore the particular life you miss. So learning the language now doesn't mean betraying your past. Buying a decent bed doesn't mean signing a commitment to stay forever. Making a friend here doesn't mean you stop loving the people back there.