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Homes Are Where My Heart Is
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Homes Are Where My Heart Is

by Kavya Sarat
written by Kavya Sarat

“Where are you from?” “Where do you live?” “Where is your home?”

For a trailing spouse like me, common small-talk questions like that can feel pretty complicated!

I don’t feel that “home” can be confined to just one place or person. Home is Bellevue (where I live now), Bengaluru (where I spent my childhood), and Delhi (my husband’s hometown). Home is wherever I’m currently living with my wonderful partner — and home is where my roots are, too, where I spent a beautiful childhood filled with joy, laughter, adventure and play. 

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Making Connections, Building Community
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Making Connections, Building Community

by Aditi Patil
written by Aditi Patil

When I first heard the term “trailing spouse,” I had just moved to the United States. Being labeled took me by surprise, and I couldn’t help but cringe.

This wasn’t my family’s first move prompted by my husband’s marketing career — we had previously relocated from India to Malaysia and Singapore — or a new sense of struggle. With every move, I grappled with loneliness and a feeling of being uprooted, while managing my family’s transition, my career ambitions and my own emotional needs.

But going from Asia to North America was a more challenging culture shock.

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