The title of this blog is that of a tale by a Russian 19th century writer Nikolai Leskov, where one's life is seen as a journey and one's journey is seen as a life. Originally born in the European part of Russia but having come to Japan at the age of 19, I am now preparing to move further - to South Korea, and I find myself at the very stage of reconsidering what the notion of home really is. When moving from one place to another, do we do it in search of something or to escape from oneselves? How long does it really take to feel at home somewhere and what is it that drives us away from these warmed nests? I hope to be able to explore these and other questions in my blog postings by describing old and new experiences in each of the places I stayed at, those that passed by almost unnoticed as well as those that left deep traces in my soul.
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