2025/Losaline-

Home is a place where I can feel surrounded by good vibes and people, loved, and comforted all around. Home is a place where no matter what happens, there will be my safe spot. Home is a place where I feel like I can be free to be myself and not put on a façade. At home, I receive such a cozy and warm feeling in my heart because of the love that I feel from being there. To me, the quote “Home is where the heart is” is definitely true because of what I have experienced with my “home”.

My home is Alaska. Alaska is what I call my home since I have most of my family there. My family always surrounds me with good vibes and I always have a good time with them. Even if I could just sit in silence with my family, it would still be a good time. My family also makes me feel safe and loved. I grew up in Alaska and I’ve never felt like I was in danger. I’m so grateful for that. Though there are some areas where crime is high, I’m grateful my family has kept me from ever being near those kinds of situations. I’m very grateful that God had blessed my Mom to be stationed in Alaska because then I probably would have never grown up with my cousins and made the strong bond we have now.

When I’m at home, I feel no judgement. I’m thankful to have been born into a family that will support me no matter what I do. I never have to be “fake” at home. At school, I put on a façade since I don’t want to be there. But at home, I can be myself and not care what others think toward me because I know my family at home loves me.

The memories that I have made there will always stay within my heart. All the laughs, and cries I’ve had in Alaska I cherish so much and wish I could relive any of those moments. I love all the memories I’ve made, and I’m so happy to have made them. I’m sure I’ve lived there the longest out of everywhere I’ve lived, which was 5 years. And in those five years I have lived outside of Alaska, I now have more reasons to call that place home.

Home is a place where you never want to leave, and if you do, you'll always want to be back. When I realized my family and I were moving from Alaska, I was very sad. Alaska was a place I did not want to leave from since I say I was raised there. I’m pretty sure I only say that since I've lived there the longest. I didn’t want to say goodbye to my friends and family. And now that we have moved from Alaska to South Korea, I want so badly to return to Alaska.

When I think of Alaska, I remember the barbecues me and my family would have, the many Mcdonalds trips we would make, the huge amount of snow that never gave us snow days for some reason, and just all the sweet memories I've made. Something I miss about Alaska is the midnight sun. The sun would never go down until two in the morning. Then just two hours later, the sun would rise at four in the morning. I miss it so much. I miss being able to hang out with my cousins almost everyday and

Alaska is and always will be my “Home”. It’s the place where I feel comforted and supported always by my loved ones.