You belong to me

Today I went to get a haircut and the hairdresser was making small talk with me. After she found out I was on an exchange from New Zealand she asked me, "Are you homesick?" I immediately answered, "No." 

Afterwards I thought about what she'd asked me. And I realised that I don't really feel homesick as such, but I do miss all the people that I love back home. I think I've missed them since day one. Maybe that's the same thing as being homesick. 

There's this song called "You Belong To Me" by Jason Wade, and it featured in the first Shrek film. It's really beautiful, and I think it captures how I'm feeling pretty well: 

See the pyramids around the Nile

Watch the sun rise from the tropic isle

Just remember darling all the while

You belong to me

See the marketplace in old Algiers

Send me photographs and souvenirs

Just remember when a dream appears

You belong to me

And I'll be so alone without you

Maybe you'll be lonesome too

Fly the ocean in a silver plane

See the jungle when it's wet with rain

Just remember til you're home again

You belong to me

Right now I'm having one of the best experiences of my life, and although I've met some awesome new people, they can't replace the awesome people I already have in my life. They can't replace you. And just as I belong to you, you belong to me. I miss you.

G.