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Student Homes 1. Which category below includes your age? Response
Response
Percent
Count
18-20
50.0%
36
21-24
43.1%
31
25-29
1.4%
1
30-39
5.6%
4
40-49
0.0%
0
50-59
0.0%
0
60 or older
0.0%
0
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0
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2. In what year are you currently studying? Response
Response
Percent
Count
1st Year Undergraduate
15.3%
11
2nd Year Undergraduate
30.6%
22
3rd Year Undergraduate
50.0%
36
Post Graduate
4.2%
3
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72
skipped question
0
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3. Which of these would you best define as Home? Select all that feel appropriate.
It is the place I feel most
Response
Response
Percent
Count
76.1%
51
It is the place I feel safest
53.7%
36
It is just a place I sleep
10.4%
7
It is where I keep my things
28.4%
19
20.9%
14
It is where "my heart is"
38.8%
26
It is where my family live
65.7%
44
It is where my friends live
17.9%
12
It is where my memories are
49.3%
33
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67
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5
comfortable
It is the place I long for after a holiday
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4. For the last 10 places you have lived, state how long you lived there; which of these felt like home? Less than One Year
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
More than Three Years
Home
Response Count
Current House
51.5% (34)
7.6% (5)
6.1% (4)
1.5% (1)
21.2% (14)
45.5% (30)
66
Previous House 1
17.2% (10)
36.2% (21)
10.3% (6)
1.7% (1)
25.9% (15)
41.4% (24)
58
Previous House 2
12.5% (6)
41.7% (20)
4.2% (2)
4.2% (2)
27.1% (13)
31.3% (15)
48
Previous House 3
11.4% (4)
22.9% (8)
5.7% (2)
5.7% (2)
31.4% (11)
45.7% (16)
35
Previous House 4
4.5% (1)
13.6% (3)
0.0% (0)
4.5% (1)
59.1% (13)
63.6% (14)
22
Previous House 5
0.0% (0)
10.0% (1)
30.0% (3)
10.0% (1)
50.0% (5)
40.0% (4)
10
Previous House 6
0.0% (0)
12.5% (1)
75.0% (6)
0.0% (0)
12.5% (1)
12.5% (1)
8
Previous House 7
14.3% (1)
14.3% (1)
14.3% (1)
14.3% (1)
42.9% (3)
28.6% (2)
7
Previous House 8
0.0% (0)
40.0% (2)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
60.0% (3)
20.0% (1)
5
Previous House 9
0.0% (0)
75.0% (3)
0.0% (0)
0.0% (0)
25.0% (1)
0.0% (0)
4
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5
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5. In which type of housing do you currently live? Response
Response
Percent
Count
Student Accommodation
38.7%
24
Private Accommodation
61.3%
38
Other (please specify)
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answered question
62
skipped question
10
6. Who are you currently living with? Response
Response
Percent
Count
Living with Friends
74.2%
46
Living with Parents
9.7%
6
Living with Partner
8.1%
5
Living Alone
4.8%
3
3.2%
2
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62
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10
Other (please specify)
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7. What style of housing do you live in? Response
Response
Percent
Count
Detached House
4.8%
3
Semi-Detached House
12.9%
8
Terraced House
40.3%
25
Flat / Apartment
41.9%
26
Other (please specify)
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62
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10
8. Have you redecorated your Current Accommodation, including Posters, Pictures and Home Furnishings? Response
Response
Percent
Count
Yes
85.5%
53
No
14.5%
9
If Yes, please state what, and why.
41
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62
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10
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9. Which of these would you best describe your Current Accommodation? Select all that feel appropriate.
It is the place I feel most
Response
Response
Percent
Count
25.8%
16
It is the place I feel safest
22.6%
14
It is just a place I sleep
51.6%
32
It is where I keep my things
69.4%
43
11.3%
7
It is where "my heart is"
4.8%
3
It is where my family live
12.9%
8
It is where my friends live
45.2%
28
It is where my memories are
19.4%
12
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62
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10
comfortable
It is the place I long for after a holiday
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10. Finally, in your own words define your interpretation of Home. Response Count 62 answered question
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10
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Page 3, Q5. In which type of housing do you currently live?
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Own Home (Mortgaged)
Nov 18, 2012 6:24 AM
2
Mum's house
Nov 13, 2012 6:58 AM
3
Family home
Nov 12, 2012 11:57 AM
4
weelllll.. I'm lodging in a friends house in her attic room whilst at uni.
Nov 12, 2012 2:54 AM
Page 3, Q6. Who are you currently living with?
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Random Flatmates
Nov 12, 2012 3:07 AM
2
House Share
Nov 12, 2012 2:46 AM
Page 3, Q7. What style of housing do you live in?
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cottage
Nov 12, 2012 8:49 AM
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Page 3, Q8. Have you redecorated your Current Accommodation, including Posters, Pictures and Home Furnishings?
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full redecoration and pictures
Nov 22, 2012 12:31 PM
2
Pictures etc
Nov 22, 2012 12:41 AM
3
to make it more personal
Nov 20, 2012 1:07 PM
4
My walls covered in haribo packets...because i like haribo
Nov 20, 2012 12:31 PM
5
To make it more comfortable/look nice
Nov 20, 2012 12:06 PM
6
Pictures and posters
Nov 20, 2012 10:13 AM
7
Canvas, pictures and a silver skull/facemask on the walls. Rug on the floor, cushion on the bed, new side light, a few pot plants (including a tree). Because if one must exist in a cage, let it be a reasonable one.
Nov 19, 2012 1:30 AM
8
it personalizes it
Nov 18, 2012 9:12 AM
9
Paintin and Decorating, New floor coverings, new furniture, new fixtures
Nov 18, 2012 6:24 AM
10
in bedroom - letters and cards, stuck up photos, candles, furniture, book shelves rugs i have covered every piece of the room that is generic to turn it into my own, i cannot have a bedroom which is not covered in memories
Nov 14, 2012 1:27 PM
11
To try to make it feel more like a proper home. To make the house a nicer place to relax in. To add personality to my room, so that it felt like MY room.
Nov 14, 2012 12:13 PM
12
posters, furnishings, pictures, to make it more homely
Nov 14, 2012 11:18 AM
13
Poster Ornaments
Nov 14, 2012 9:26 AM
14
Posters
Nov 14, 2012 9:06 AM
15
Pictures to remind me of home
Nov 14, 2012 8:48 AM
16
Posters, Guitars, Snowboards, Expression of my personality
Nov 14, 2012 8:26 AM
17
To feel more cozy
Nov 14, 2012 8:21 AM
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Page 3, Q8. Have you redecorated your Current Accommodation, including Posters, Pictures and Home Furnishings?
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With posters and flags to have interest on the wall rather than feeling like a prison cell.
Nov 14, 2012 8:20 AM
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Posters picture and home furnishings. To make the house more homely
Nov 14, 2012 8:11 AM
20
Jessica Alba poster, because she's hot.
Nov 14, 2012 7:59 AM
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posters, photos and pictures on the walls to make it feel like my space, own furniture because i have a lot of clothes, cushions and blankets for my bed, own shower curtain and bath mats to keep bathroom fom looking clinical
Nov 14, 2012 7:57 AM
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Posters - walls were really plain Photos - memories Cacti - I like cacti... Momentos (eg. train tickets) - memories
Nov 14, 2012 7:53 AM
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photos- memories of good time posters Tickets to musicals, gigs etc-memories Map- record of places I've been to Stuffed toys- they are cute ^_^
Nov 14, 2012 7:50 AM
24
Pictures, posters, soft furnishings, in order to personalize for me, for my own benefit, so that I feel most comfortable.
Nov 14, 2012 7:03 AM
25
Photographs of gmail and friends, cushions and decorations to make feel comfy and homely
Nov 14, 2012 4:36 AM
26
Make it more like me rather than just any room
Nov 14, 2012 3:06 AM
27
To make it comfy and homely
Nov 13, 2012 3:02 PM
28
Been living here all my life, so have re-decorated many times, different colour schemes, etc.
Nov 13, 2012 6:58 AM
29
Wall hangings, rugs, lamps and fake flowers to make it feel homely.
Nov 13, 2012 5:15 AM
30
Photographs of family/friends Lots of momentos / paper ephemera collected from trips abroad with friends. Reminds me of places I've been and things I've done.
Nov 13, 2012 2:26 AM
31
posters to make it seem less bare and give it some warmth
Nov 12, 2012 4:03 PM
32
I used to have a lot of posters up, upon growing up i decided to take these down and replace it with some artwork and freshen up the paint job.
Nov 12, 2012 11:57 AM
33
Whole house refurnished & redecorated to a more modern style after a fairly large extension.
Nov 12, 2012 8:58 AM
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Almost every room has been redecorated. New bathrooms.
Nov 12, 2012 8:01 AM
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Repainted and papered bathroom as plaster is poor. Repainted the landing and stairs to make it brighter. Property was un-furnished so provided own furniture and matched living room wall colour to sofa and carpet. Feels more ours with some colour other than white or magnolia!
Nov 12, 2012 7:22 AM
36
I've bought in a few of my own chairs, and have put up photographs and artwork. i have some small plants on the window sill.
Nov 12, 2012 4:48 AM
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received letters n such. I almost just regard clothes, books and my guitar as decorations. There are very few other things I carry from place to place. I like the thought of only having bare essentials and having to leave the house to attain other things. The things that really matter are those outside my house/room.
Nov 12, 2012 4:11 AM
38
The decor of my room with blank walls makes the room feel cold and unwelcoming
Nov 12, 2012 3:21 AM
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Posters and pictures of family etc
Nov 12, 2012 3:07 AM
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Photo frames, cushions, bean bags, canvas on walls, candles. To make the place feel more like home.
Nov 12, 2012 3:04 AM
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I'm a Graphic Arts student, most of the draft work (or work after things have been handed in) is put up on my wall so I can get inspiration or ways to improve said pieces. I also have a wall of photographs for memories, prayer flags to help meditation, and sun catchers because they are pretty.
Nov 12, 2012 2:54 AM
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Page 3, Q10. Finally, in your own words define your interpretation of Home.
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Where I am surrounded by all the things I need and feel comfortable whatever the situation. I can feel comfortable alone or with guests and can do with my space whatever I wish.
Nov 22, 2012 12:31 PM
2
A home has to be your own place, student hall don't count as you know it is just temporary, Somewhere that gives you the opportunity to become attached. A home is not just about the house but also the environment and the people you live with. These factors will affect how you feeling about a certain place.
Nov 22, 2012 12:41 AM
3
somewhere you can relax and feel comfortable
Nov 20, 2012 1:07 PM
4
Home isn't necessarily one place, it can be the house where you learned your way of life in terms of culture, what family means. Manchesters my home..my city needs me
Nov 20, 2012 12:31 PM
5
A private place where you live with your family
Nov 20, 2012 12:06 PM
6
Where I feel most comfortable. I think there is more than one place that can be called home at anyone time
Nov 20, 2012 10:13 AM
7
somewhere where you forget how much you miss it once you go away
Nov 20, 2012 8:16 AM
8
A place where you feel alive, like you are actually living, not just existing temporarily. It is permanent, a constant, there for a lifetime.
Nov 19, 2012 1:30 AM
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Check out Mario Botta, hes got some pretty heavy theories on dwellings. He describes them as 'the one constant in architecture'. Hope this helps/is relevant to whatever it is youre doing
Nov 18, 2012 9:12 AM
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The place I 'live' and thrive - where I see my future being.
Nov 18, 2012 6:24 AM
11
Safety, Family, Connection, Sentimental
Nov 18, 2012 5:44 AM
12
A home is a place that gives mankind hope and direction
Nov 14, 2012 5:14 PM
13
home is anywhere where you can feel nostalgic - it could be a house a field a strip of road, i have many homes - places which contain my best memories are places I class as 'home'.
Nov 14, 2012 1:27 PM
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To me, at the moment, home is the house i grew up in. I call my student house home, but I don't really think of it as 'home' - more my home as in my place of dwelling. I have found that every student house i have lived in feels very personal while I live there, but after moving out, immediately loses that. I think because of the transient nature of university life (in a life long context) it is difficult for a student house to have the time to become much more than just a shell. I think it is possible that more than one place can feel like
Nov 14, 2012 12:13 PM
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Page 3, Q10. Finally, in your own words define your interpretation of Home.
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Warm, Friendly, Separate from the outside world, my own fortress, a place where I do not have to put on a facade, do not have to pretend to be polite or have manners which are almost mandatory in the outside world, surrounded by people who know me best, distance from people who don't, place to contemplate my day and prepare for tomorrow
Nov 14, 2012 11:49 AM
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where i feel safe, and would choose to be out of anywhere
Nov 14, 2012 11:18 AM
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Home is where you completely relax and just enjoy being there. It gives you comfort after a long day at work. There is pets at home as well! cant forget the pets:)
Nov 14, 2012 9:26 AM
18
Where I can be myself with all my things
Nov 14, 2012 9:06 AM
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Where ever my parents live and where all my personal belongings are. It doesn't have to be one specific place but can vary over years in my opinion
Nov 14, 2012 8:48 AM
20
Home is a place where one can express there personality and create comfort in their surroundings.
Nov 14, 2012 8:26 AM
21
Its a place that you re feeling comfortable...safe..its cozy...and you feel that you belong somewhere.
Nov 14, 2012 8:21 AM
22
A home is where you feel that you belong and that you are safe.
Nov 14, 2012 8:20 AM
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A place i feel most comfortable
Nov 14, 2012 8:14 AM
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Home is not a physical place but a subconscious place in which the mind and body feel most "at home" or "most comfortable"
Nov 14, 2012 8:11 AM
25
the world is our home.
Nov 14, 2012 7:59 AM
26
somewhere that feel safe and comfortable, where you would prefer to be
Nov 14, 2012 7:57 AM
27
A place where you're most comfortable. Personally for me, where my family is. Home also means the town I came from, coming back to the place where my closest friends are.
Nov 14, 2012 7:53 AM
28
Home is a collection of memories built up over time
Nov 14, 2012 7:50 AM
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Where you are happy
Nov 14, 2012 7:21 AM
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Home is where one feels as though they have no other place to be, like they are in the correct place, as though any other residence would just be a temporary encounter.
Nov 14, 2012 7:03 AM
31
The place youv grown up in, the place you have lived your memories the good and the bad.
Nov 14, 2012 4:36 AM
32
Home is the space or spaces, natural or physical, with which you feel at peace or at one, as described by Norberg-Shultz
Nov 14, 2012 4:14 AM
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To me home is more about people, rather than the place where you live. Home is wherever my family are.
Nov 14, 2012 3:40 AM
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A place where you can get away from everything else and just relax. A place full of memories.
Nov 14, 2012 3:06 AM
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A place which makes you happy, and a place were you are most comfortable
Nov 14, 2012 12:20 AM
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Home is where my life is. My life right now is in Leeds so a house of me isn't my idea of home it is more of a place rather than an actual house!
Nov 13, 2012 3:02 PM
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Home is where the heart is :)
Nov 13, 2012 6:58 AM
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A place where you feel comfortable, full of memories and a place where you actually live, rather than pass the time.
Nov 13, 2012 5:15 AM
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Home is a place your life revolves around. It can be seen as a place to relax, work or create a family.
Nov 13, 2012 4:09 AM
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Every time I step outside Manchester Piccadilly train station I feel at home. The buzz and ambience of the city feel like home to me. I get a rush of excitement and feeling of warmth. I love the city, it's my home!
Nov 13, 2012 2:26 AM
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childhood/family
Nov 13, 2012 2:04 AM
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Place where you go to feel happy
Nov 12, 2012 4:09 PM
43
where your family is
Nov 12, 2012 4:03 PM
44
"Home" is where my memories are from, it's where I've recovered after hard life lessons, it's where my family live and where I am loved. I have no need to dress specially, or worry how I look.
Nov 12, 2012 3:12 PM
45
Where I feel most comfortable
Nov 12, 2012 12:26 PM
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I feel 'home' is defiantly the place you feel most comfortable in, it is sometimes hard to define exactly why you feel comfortable in it however. Usually it tends to be when the place in which you live is quite similar to the place in which you grew up, i personally think home is quite nostalgic and we feel most at home by going back.
Nov 12, 2012 11:57 AM
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Home is where you feel most socially accepted, a place which is defined by your own possessions and limited to the amount of memory and security it possess. 'Home' is a place which can only been achieved by social interaction with the building and the society it is located.
Nov 12, 2012 9:34 AM
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Where you feel comfortable enough to do what you want & when you want... Its connections like family & memories - nostalgic, good & bad - that makes a house a home
Nov 12, 2012 8:58 AM
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Where the Heart is, where i grew up, where my family are, my accommodation at the moment is a temporary point in my life and shall never fix itself as 'home'
Nov 12, 2012 8:49 AM
50
Ultimately where you family is.
Nov 12, 2012 8:18 AM
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Somewhere that you can't wait to get back to after you've been out all day. I think of home and think of warmth.
Nov 12, 2012 8:01 AM
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Its shelter from the weather and the place I go back to to spend time with my partner. The garden is also important though in the summer as it forms a huge part of making my home, and making it unique.
Nov 12, 2012 7:22 AM
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A setting with familiar objects and people that make you feel comfortable and safe.
Nov 12, 2012 4:48 AM
54
house
Nov 12, 2012 4:12 AM
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where the love is. I would describe where my parents live in that vain but I'm too aware that I cant rely on that forever. I wanna get out and build a 'Home' of my own. With a bohemian las from space.
Nov 12, 2012 4:11 AM
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Home is the memories you have and will have, a place which you are comfortable and feel welcomed under no circumstances. A place to go and be with family where worries and bad feelings can go away
Nov 12, 2012 3:34 AM
57
The place that you feel safe, where you belong
Nov 12, 2012 3:28 AM
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Home is the place you that you remember when you are elsewhere
Nov 12, 2012 3:21 AM
59
Home is where my friends and family are.
Nov 12, 2012 3:07 AM
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When I go home, I want to relax and be comfortable in a place where I feel safe. Home wouldn't be home without the sentimental objects within. Home is sentiment. Home is where I want to be, and where I long to be.
Nov 12, 2012 3:04 AM
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Home can be many places, it can be in your heart so it is with you all the time, it can be where someone else is, without the idea of even going there, someone close to you is there so they are your home. Home is where you grew up, but it's also where you settle. Home is somewhere you visit a lot, but don't live. Home is where life feels right.
Nov 12, 2012 2:54 AM
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Home for me is where I do long to be; but there are a few places i think of as home. The house I grew up in, my parents home when I was younger, but now I feel in between homes
Nov 12, 2012 2:46 AM
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