Comments on: Forward to the past http://www.doedeereblogazine.com/articles/forward-to-the-past Tales of the Unicorn Queen Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:20:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ksenia http://www.doedeereblogazine.com/articles/forward-to-the-past/comment-page-1#comment-11939 Ksenia Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:09:37 +0000 http://www.doedeereblogazine.com/?p=4830#comment-11939 Oh, doe. You're so lucky that you got to remember and grow up in your hometown. I was yanked away at five from Moscow, and have moved around America for the last 10 years. Ironically enough, my name means stranger, I always feel out of place. I visited my hometown, Moscow, this past summer. My childhood memories were of a happier kind, with exciting places and our beautiful dacha. The forest I remembered has been torn down, the dacha is small and old, worst of all, I ended up feeling like a stranger and there was nothing left for me there. I knew most of the language, I was born here, but meeting everyone was so awkward, the city was so big, the people were mostly rude, even my grandmother. I'm so jealous of people who get to have a hometown or live in a place at least for most of their life,they have friends, memories, some kind of connection. I have nothing... Oh, doe. You’re so lucky that you got to remember and grow up in your hometown. I was yanked away at five from Moscow, and have moved around America for the last 10 years. Ironically enough, my name means stranger, I always feel out of place. I visited my hometown, Moscow, this past summer. My childhood memories were of a happier kind, with exciting places and our beautiful dacha. The forest I remembered has been torn down, the dacha is small and old, worst of all, I ended up feeling like a stranger and there was nothing left for me there. I knew most of the language, I was born here, but meeting everyone was so awkward, the city was so big, the people were mostly rude, even my grandmother. I’m so jealous of people who get to have a hometown or live in a place at least for most of their life,they have friends, memories, some kind of connection. I have nothing…

]]> By: Laima http://www.doedeereblogazine.com/articles/forward-to-the-past/comment-page-1#comment-11938 Laima Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:23:42 +0000 http://www.doedeereblogazine.com/?p=4830#comment-11938 I was born in Latvia, in a town I'm pretty sure is called Kolka. Sadly, I moved when I was 3 and barely remember it. I was adopted after my parents death by some distant family members in Belfast. I lived there for three years, so I remember that a bit better, and am now residing in Halifax. I visit Belfast once a year with my relatives, but what I do remember of Kolka is clean air, pine trees and looking out at the Baltic Sea. Those few thigns leave me with mixed emotions, they're comforting, and yet not, after all I basically lost my culture and my home at the same time. I've always wanted to go back, but am hesitant. I don't speak Russian, Latvian or sadly my mothers native Livonian, because I lost all exposure to it at a very young age. Someday, I'll go back, but first I have to deal with my own issues regarding Kolka. I was born in Latvia, in a town I’m pretty sure is called Kolka. Sadly, I moved when I was 3 and barely remember it. I was adopted after my parents death by some distant family members in Belfast. I lived there for three years, so I remember that a bit better, and am now residing in Halifax. I visit Belfast once a year with my relatives, but what I do remember of Kolka is clean air, pine trees and looking out at the Baltic Sea. Those few thigns leave me with mixed emotions, they’re comforting, and yet not, after all I basically lost my culture and my home at the same time. I’ve always wanted to go back, but am hesitant. I don’t speak Russian, Latvian or sadly my mothers native Livonian, because I lost all exposure to it at a very young age. Someday, I’ll go back, but first I have to deal with my own issues regarding Kolka.

]]> By: The future awaits | Doe Deere Blogazine http://www.doedeereblogazine.com/articles/forward-to-the-past/comment-page-1#comment-11937 The future awaits | Doe Deere Blogazine Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:23:08 +0000 http://www.doedeereblogazine.com/?p=4830#comment-11937 [...] my Forward To the Past post, I expressed my interested in Russia mainly as retrospective. Later on I realized that while [...] [...] my Forward To the Past post, I expressed my interested in Russia mainly as retrospective. Later on I realized that while [...]

]]> By: tofupoo http://www.doedeereblogazine.com/articles/forward-to-the-past/comment-page-1#comment-11936 tofupoo Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:47:52 +0000 http://www.doedeereblogazine.com/?p=4830#comment-11936 <b> looks <b> <i> gorgeous <i> <b> sorry </b> <i> test </i> looks gorgeous
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]]> By: Sinead http://www.doedeereblogazine.com/articles/forward-to-the-past/comment-page-1#comment-11935 Sinead Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:43:18 +0000 http://www.doedeereblogazine.com/?p=4830#comment-11935 Whoops, I cut this part off for some reason, but continued: Everyone has certain places, even if it's not a hometown, that they find necessary to go back to. I think it's important to visit if it's enjoyable for you, if it's something that doesn't bring you pain or help you remember horrible things. I think it keeps us balanced, it brings something new but familiar to life. If we were doing the same things everyday forever, that'd suck. But it's also good to remember good times, and good people [Remembering it with those people especially]. Whoops, I cut this part off for some reason, but continued:

Everyone has certain places, even if it’s not a hometown, that they find necessary to go back to. I think it’s important to visit if it’s enjoyable for you, if it’s something that doesn’t bring you pain or help you remember horrible things. I think it keeps us balanced, it brings something new but familiar to life. If we were doing the same things everyday forever, that’d suck. But it’s also good to remember good times, and good people [Remembering it with those people especially].

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