Growing up, every holiday took place at my grandparents' house in Stockton, Calif. — halfway between my house and my cousins' house.The drive from my hometown to my cousins' is roughly three hours, but with busy sports and work schedules, this drive was almost never made. This left Thanksgiving and Christmas to be the only times our family was reunited. Yet, this all … [Read more...] about Good News: It’s Never Too Late to Reconnect with Family
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Uprooted: How People Bring Home Wherever They Go
People often think of home as a place — a physical comfort zone where one eats, sleeps and feels protected from the outside world. In reality, home is a concept with so much nuance; no one can attach an exclusive definition to it. Graziadio student and Horizon Scholar Dave Montoya grew up without a sense of home, moving around the foster-care system until he was 18 years … [Read more...] about Uprooted: How People Bring Home Wherever They Go