Back "home"

I'm back in the San Francisco Bay Area after a two year absence--back "home" in Daly City.

It's always such a weird experience being "home"--keeping up with the changes in the nieces and nephews as they've grown (and, been born) since my last visit; joining/disturbing the routine of the house; going to old hangouts and haunts, some which have stayed exactly the same, others which are almost unrecognizable; experiencing both belonging and not belonging constantly.

I will always like, though, the feeling of being around so many other Filipinos. I like the sea of brown faces I get to see all around me, and the concert of tagalog, taglish, and Filipino accented-English conversations I get to hear.