You can grow up and spend your entire life in a small town in Germany and never feel at home there. At least, that's what pushed Mel, our guest this week, to leave her country and explore the world. Driven by her will to find the perfect home, she looked at a lot of places until, finally, she found it in a very unexpected place: Vermont, USA.

In this last episode of 2023, Mel and I discussed the deep feeling of belonging you can get from a place, the importance of having a criteria list and what it does to listen to your inner voice. Thank you so much to her for coming to the podcast!

Mel's social: Instagram

Mel's articles: Substack

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Have you ever felt like something was missing from your home? Or felt stretched out between two places? For this first couple interview, Terry and Annie share their perspectives on creating a home together between two continents. We talked about food, history, feeling angry at where you live but also dreaming of new horizons. Thank you so much to them for coming to the podcast!

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Moving to a new city can be daunting, but what happens if you add a global pandemic on top of that? Colby moved to Los Angeles in 2019, a few months before the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdown. What does that do to your sense of home? Your need for adventure or the one for stability? In this new episode, TV writer Nicole (Colby) Bachiller shares her perspective on searching for her special place in a world that does not always allow us to do so. Thank you so much to her for coming to the podcast!

If you enjoyed this episode, don't hesitate to comment and share! You can also rate the podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify (little five star, anyone?).

Follow me on Instagram @aplacetocallhome_podcast or TikTok for more. And if you have a special relationship to your home or a place, you can email me at podcast.aplacetocallhome@gmail.com or shoot me a DM. I'd love to interview you!

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Do you remember what it was like to move away from your parents' home for the first time? What does this first jump into adulthood do to you sense of home? In this new episode, student and podcast host Daniel Obara (The Melaagram show) shares his perspective on his ideal home as he's getting ready to move to university for the first time. Thank you so much to him for coming to the podcast!

If you enjoyed this episode, don't hesitate to comment and share it! You can also rate the podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify (little five star, anyone?).

Follow me on Instagram @aplacetocallhome_podcast for more! And if you have a special relationship to your home or a place, you can email me at podcast.aplacetocallhome@gmail.com or shoot me a DM. I'd love to interview you!

Links to Daniel's podcast:

The Melaagram Show

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Does closeness to your family change your sense of home? What about having kids? In this new episode, wonderful writer-producer and podcast host Elizabeth Laime (Nobody's listening, right?) shares her perspective on finding a home for herself and her family. Thank you so much to her for coming to the podcast!

If you enjoyed this episode, don't hesitate to comment and share it! You can also rate the podcast on Apple Podcast (little five star, anyone?).

Follow me on Instagram @aplacetocallhome_podcast for more home content. And if you have a special relationship to your home or a place, you can email me at podcast.aplacetocallhome@gmail.com or shoot me a DM. I'd love to interview you!

Links to Elizabeth's podcasts:

Nobody's listening, right?

The One Sure Thing

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Have you ever moved for work or had anyone make fun of your accent? This week, Rachel and I talk about the various implications of travelling and settling down for work. Thank you so much to her for coming to the podcast!

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Thank you so much to Claudia for being the first guest on the podcast!

If you enjoyed this episode, don't hesitate to comment and share it. You can also follow me on Instagram @aplacetocallhome_podcast. And if you have a special relationship to your home or a place, you can email me at podcast.aplacetocallhome@gmail.com.

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Welcome to “A Place to Call Home”. French American screenwriter and translator Lucile Masson explores the many meanings of the concept of a home. What makes a place, a country, a city or even just a tiny garden, special to you and why?

If you have a special relationship with a place, please don't hesitate to send an email to podcast.aplacetocallhome@gmail.com or DM me on Instagram @aplacetocallhome_podcast

Thank you so much and hope you enjoy!