It’s difficult but indeed it does seem like your home, as you knew it, isn’t really there. Maybe if your family stayed in Alberta it would be right but they’ve left, we’ve left, Eli’s in Vancouver… everyone’s starting to move away. That’s an unavoidable part of life, however. Calgary has become my home and Edmonton is that “other city” more than ever after all these years… I expect to be here for many years to come.

In your case, I would say that it’s a double-edged sword. You may feel separated and isolated from all these places, but you can choose where you want to go, where to live. You have dual citizenship so opportunities from Florida to Inuvik are available to you. No place will feel like home until you settle in, make friends and connections and understand the place that you like. I guess what I’m saying is that you won’t ever “belong” somewhere again until you invest the time and energy into making it your home.

We’d like to see you back here in Alberta but frankly the weather in much of the rest of the world’s a lot nicer most of the year! It’s ultimately up to you. :)