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Really helped me see my hometown through fresh new eyes, and appreciate things about it I took for granted!
It also made me feel like I could bring all of me that has developed since I left the city back into it instead of purely regressing into my teenage selfš„³
May 21, 2024
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I used to think it sucked, and hated feeling like people looked down on me for staying (for reference, everyone I knew at school left after). But I basically had to rebuild myself and social life after school in the same way that being in a new environment would be. And you know what, give a fuck! even though in every film being the girl that stays at home is a freak, my life has become so full and lovingā¦ let that freak flag fly:))))
May 11, 2025
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People you havenāt seen in years, wounds healed by time, affordable food and drink, family, watching TV.
If youāre as lucky as me thereāll be seaside and countryside too. Maybe it wasnāt about the destination, but the friends we made along the way?
Dec 28, 2023
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a weekend back in my hometown did this for me ! upon arrival i was like wow i am doing so well in comparison to how i was when i was living here as a teenager. and after three days i am listening to philadelphia shoegaze with a pit in my stomach and an oppressive sense that i may never leave this placeā¦ā¦ā¦
Jun 24, 2024
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Think: driving them to the airport during rush hour, moving furniture on a summer day, (in my case, see photo) cutting away at their badly overgrown garden when you are not a gardening gal. Or painting their bedroom on a whim, replacing their windshield fluid, or wrangling their demon cat for a trip to the vet.
I read a Manrepeller article (RIP) years ago that talked about how helping friends with these tedious, unrewarding tasks is where the real work of friendship begins. You donāt get so see how they get frustrated over brunch, but you do when youāre both unsuccessfully dragging a couch around a staircase corner, and getting To bond and troubleshoot that frustration opens whole new doors for closeness. This wisdom has never led me astray! I almost always leave these kinds of labor-based hangouts feeling closer and more held in friendship!
Apr 6, 2024
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Jun 17, 2024
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People have the craziest convos on a train (Iām thinking Amtrak, Eurostar, etc) , especially the solo travelers who chat up the people sitting next to them. The last few times Iāve taken my headphones off on a train and tuned into the convos around me I learned and giggled a lot. Would highly recommend!
Apr 14, 2024