How does it feel to be back in my hometown?

I’ve been willing to sit down and write with no success since I came back to Mexico.

It’s been almost three months that I’m in Mexico! Whaaaat? Yes, time has flown by!

At times it’s felt like a rollercoaster of emotions. But I understand it’s because I’ve been through a lot and I am just healing and going through the process of recovering emotionally from all the stress and pain and anxiety.

On the other hand though, let me say that I am very comfortable here. For the first time in 5 years I feel so happy to be here with my family.

My mom even said that she thought I was not going to feel comfortable anymore. Why? Well, almost three years living in North Carolina, and a year and couple months in Paris… what can you expect? Coming back to Mexico is like a huge change!

It has been hard in terms of food because I was so used to having a very green and healthy diet in Paris. I was almost becoming vegan… So coming back to Mexico, where you can find tacos everywhere, lots of street food, lots of snacks…. It has been for sure like a bomb to my stomach lol. But then, when I look back to the first weeks and month here, and compare myself to the way I am now, I feel proud of myself and I am aware of the resilience I have 🙂 I am slowly adapting again to the new environment and slowly feeling better.

I also thought for a long time that my home was not Mexico, and I traveled so much trying to find my home or my place in this world, but recently I just discovered that (and this is one of the best and most precious things I’ve ever found) that my home is within me. No matter where I am or where I go, I am home to myself.

This is Diana since I came back to Mexico…