The Nomadic Desire to Return to Home

Wherever you are, that’s where you’re going.

Next month, I will have lived in Athens, Georgia for 11 years. It is the third-longest number of years I have lived in one city.

• Mattoon, Illinois: 17 1/2 years
• New York, New York: 13 1/2 years.
• Athens, Georgia: 11 years.