An Island in the Sea

Connection is important, isn't it?

Being connected... to the world...to your community...to your friends.
Leaving one home and moving half way across the world to another left me feeling disconnected. 
It would most people I imagine.

I expected to feel a homecoming, as though, instantly, I'd returned to where I belong.

But the feeling I get?

It's more like...familiarity...a fondness for times past.
Has Australia changed or have I?  
Maybe both.
I still love it here, it is beyond beautiful!
Especially here in Tasmania.

The rest will come with time I suppose.

But it has taught me something about Home Education. And about myself.
I crave the connection, the connection with others who see the world as I do. With others who value what I value.
It's hard when, in your social network, you are the only one who feels a certain way. You're an island in the sea. Especially when it's about something so important, your kids and their future for example.

The Home Ed. community is strong and supportive but hard to find at times. The  connections take time.
In my experience of travelling, one year is a good marker. It takes a year to estalish some friendships and find your way around. To feel at home.
I miss the connections of my Home Ed. group in HK more than I anticipated. I am sure I will find those connections again.
Whatever it is that motivates you, when you find others who share your passion it fills you up. Renews your energy, revitalises.

I am definately in need of some of that!




I will treat them tenderly and cherish them because I know their value.