Homesick for the Camino

good_old_shoes said:

I‘ve heard from many people being homesick while on the Camino, but have you ever experienced the opposite of that?


I get homesick for the Camino.

Homesick to a place that isn‘t even a place, but a number of places, an inbetween; an essence of the people walking and living and working on and near it, now and for more than a thousand years already; a feeling more than anything else, maybe.

I guess I‘m not the only one here, which is why I‘m writing this. For those who can relate: Just know you‘re not alone, and in our longing for that non-place we‘re connected even though we‘re not there physically. Not yet, not right now. But in our hearts we are.

Buen camino peregrino, even though you might not be walking at the moment, and might not for a while or a long time even. You‘re a pilgrim still, on your way, among all the others.

I give you a visual hug, if you want one, and share a mile and a smile with you and a bottle of vino tinto and a simple meal at the end of the day, if you like.

Let‘s walk together in our minds, at least.

I miss you.

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good_old_shoes said:

I‘ve heard from many people being homesick while on the Camino, but have you ever experienced the opposite of that?


I get homesick for the Camino.

Homesick to a place that isn‘t even a place, but a number of places, an inbetween; an essence of the people walking and living and working on and near it, now and for more than a thousand years already; a feeling more than anything else, maybe.

I guess I‘m not the only one here, which is why I‘m writing this. For those who can relate: Just know you‘re not alone, and in our longing for that non-place we‘re connected even though we‘re not there physically. Not yet, not right now. But in our hearts we are.

Buen camino peregrino, even though you might not be walking at the moment, and might not for a while or a long time even. You‘re a pilgrim still, on your way, among all the others.

I give you a visual hug, if you want one, and share a mile and a smile with you and a bottle of vino tinto and a simple meal at the end of the day, if you like.

Let‘s walk together in our minds, at least.

I miss you.

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good_old_shoes said:

I‘ve heard from many people being homesick while on the Camino, but have you ever experienced the opposite of that?


I get homesick for the Camino.

Homesick to a place that isn‘t even a place, but a number of places, an inbetween; an essence of the people walking and living and working on and near it, now and for more than a thousand years already; a feeling more than anything else, maybe.

I guess I‘m not the only one here, which is why I‘m writing this. For those who can relate: Just know you‘re not alone, and in our longing for that non-place we‘re connected even though we‘re not there physically. Not yet, not right now. But in our hearts we are.

Buen camino peregrino, even though you might not be walking at the moment, and might not for a while or a long time even. You‘re a pilgrim still, on your way, among all the others.

I give you a visual hug, if you want one, and share a mile and a smile with you and a bottle of vino tinto and a simple meal at the end of the day, if you like.

Let‘s walk together in our minds, at least.

I miss you.

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good_old_shoes said:

I‘ve heard from many people being homesick while on the Camino, but have you ever experienced the opposite of that?


I get homesick for the Camino.

Homesick to a place that isn‘t even a place, but a number of places, an inbetween; an essence of the people walking and living and working on and near it, now and for more than a thousand years already; a feeling more than anything else, maybe.

I guess I‘m not the only one here, which is why I‘m writing this. For those who can relate: Just know you‘re not alone, and in our longing for that non-place we‘re connected even though we‘re not there physically. Not yet, not right now. But in our hearts we are.

Buen camino peregrino, even though you might not be walking at the moment, and might not for a while or a long time even. You‘re a pilgrim still, on your way, among all the others.

I give you a visual hug, if you want one, and share a mile and a smile with you and a bottle of vino tinto and a simple meal at the end of the day, if you like.

Let‘s walk together in our minds, at least.

I miss you.

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good_old_shoes said:

I‘ve heard from many people being homesick while on the Camino, but have you ever experienced the opposite of that?


I get homesick for the Camino.

Homesick to a place that isn‘t even a place, but a number of places, an inbetween; an essence of the people walking and living and working on and near it, now and for more than a thousand years already; a feeling more than anything else, maybe.

I guess I‘m not the only one here, which is why I‘m writing this. For those who can relate: Just know you‘re not alone, and in our longing for that non-place we‘re connected even though we‘re not there physically. Not yet, not right now. But in our hearts we are.

Buen camino peregrino, even though you might not be walking at the moment, and might not for a while or a long time even. You‘re a pilgrim still, on your way, among all the others.

I give you a visual hug, if you want one, and share a mile and a smile with you and a bottle of vino tinto and a simple meal at the end of the day, if you like.

Let‘s walk together in our minds, at least.

I miss you.

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Phoenix said:

Every single day.

The simplicity, the routine, the expectation of a new thought or a decision made while walking, or the possibility of meeting a kindred spirit along the way - things that feel natural, like "home."

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