was just reading some links posted on Facebook regarding traveling while you are young/leaving behind your job etc. these things are... toxic. They click with the inner me so well, and they always manage to ignite this wanderlust within me. Yes I may not be the most enthu traveller ever (I love my money and this sense of familiarity when I'm in my home country) but I (hope I) ain't the worst around. At least I've given myself a chance to travel alone before, and I have gotten a great experience which resulted in me being a better person after I returned. 

I have seldom felt so attached to my home in such a way. When I was younger, being away from home or being home alone for longer periods of time always triggers this urge to cry, if not the urge to call anyone in the family and get some reassurance that I'm not alone. But this trip, I managed to survive more and more days without very serious symptoms of missing home, and yet at the same time, felt this appreciation of what I had at home/my entire life.