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What does it mean?
Friendship defines where one's home or country truly lies.
In plain terms
Where you have friends is where you feel at home.
What can you take from it?
Belonging comes from relationships.

Where it applies

  • expat experiences
  • community building
  • personal reflection

Putting it to work

  • building networks
  • valuing relationships
  • relocating

Questions to consider

  • Where do you feel most at home?
  • Who makes a place feel like home?

Another view

Family ties also define home for many people.

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