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When returning home feels impossible after years abroad

My husband wants to move back to our home country now that we have saved enough money but our children barely speak the language and I am terrified they will be strangers there too.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The realization that migration creates a permanent state of in-between-ness where home becomes a moving target for every family member.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for immigrants and refugees?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.