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dougfitz said:The sight and smell of the eucalyptus on the last couple of days triggered fond memories of walking in the Australian bush. I picked a couple of young, green twigs from a sapling, and pressed them into my Brierley so that I could enjoy the scent a little longer.
I treated them to a (not very tuneful) rendition of Advance Australia Fairdougfitz said:The sight and smell of the eucalyptus on the last couple of days triggered fond memories of walking in the Australian bush.
Pieces said:I suppose one is only homesick if one is wanting or unhappy...
This might be true inasmuch as one might want to be in familiar company and surroundings, and melancholy that one isn't. I don't know that the causality inferred here is justified.Pieces said:I suppose one is only homesick if one is wanting or unhappy...
Your English is fine! Funnily enough, when I was on the Camino Portuguese last year I wasn't really homesick, but what I began to miss was English newspapers and English TV. I had no idea what world news had happened and felt somewhat isolated in that respect.SabineP said:Thnak you Dougfitz and Nell for writing so eloquently ( sp? ). Exactly what I meant to write down but sometimes my lack of english gets in the way of explaining myself correctly.
I now find that I have two lives - one is my pilgrim life and the other my everyday life. Although I try to incorporate the things I've learnt on pilgrimage into my everyday life they feel quite separate. I don't feel homesick when on pilgrimage but must admit that I do feel a yearning for pilgrimage when I'm in the "real" world. I suppose that's inevitable given the limited time spent submerged in the pilgrim life.nellpilgrim said:I found that we entered a kind of pilgrim time space continuum that seemed to inhibit homesickness as I've previously experienced ... So while I didn't pine for home in the usual sense of homesickness I was definitely 'home happy' at the prospect of reconnecting with my family and home after 5 weeks on the road.
One seems to go into another world when on the camino. Talking of which I'd better pack, as I'm off at the end of next week on the Via de la Plata!
Buen camino!
Stephen
http://www.calig.co.uk/camino_de_santiago.htm
I was travelling on my own and stayed in Burgos in a hotel for three nights. i became terribly homesick. But the minute I started walking again and back in the albergues I was fine again..Last year I walked with my husband and never experienced homesickness. I did meet several solo walkers who were very lonely and missed home. I would like to know if anyone experienced homesickness, what triggered it, and how they overcame it. Did it happen at the start or closer to the end? Were you able to speak about it with other pilgrims or did you keep it to yourself, and why?
It sounds to me like you are confusing homesickness with loneliness. Big difference. I get homesick all the time. I miss my family and friends. I don't live close to my family at all so I miss family time...miss the humour or someone really knowing me. But I am not a lonely person. I don't feel lonely when I am homesick...I just feel like I want to be nearer my family to share experiences with them. I LOVE being alone...and I am homesick often. I do not consider myself wanting or unhappy.I suppose one is only homesick if one is wanting or unhappy...
I hope you worked this out!...I was actually distressed at reading this and then realizing that it was so long ago and ...well I really hope you were ok...please repost and tell us how that went if you feel you can...Day 4 for me and last night home sickness really kicked in.
I'm away from my girlfriend in everyday life for two nights out of eight for work, so I was incredibly surprised to be in absolute bits last night, after only about 6 nights away.
We spend a lot of time together and I do miss her when I'm not with her, but last night was a new level.
It's starting a bit again this afternoon. I really can't do with this kicking in every afternoon when I stop walking.
It sounds to me like you are confusing homesickness with loneliness. Big difference. I get homesick all the time. I miss my family and friends. I don't live close to my family at all so I miss family time...miss the humour or someone really knowing me. But I am not a lonely person. I don't feel lonely when I am homesick...I just feel like I want to be nearer my family to share experiences with them. I LOVE being alone...and I am homesick often. I do not consider myself wanting or unhappy.
The only time I was homesick was when I stayed in Burgos for three nights in a hotel. I was away from the company of other pilgrims and phoned my husband in tears to say I wanted to come home. But the day I started walking again and staying in albergues I was fine again. Removing myself from the Camino support was my mistake.
I have heard about it...lol. I KNOW it will haunt me...I'm almost teary now thinking about it and I haven't even gone yet!........and when you get back from your Camino Patti you'll have addedd 'Caminosickness' to your life - a strong/insatiable urge to be back on the road!
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