Most people I know love to travel.
Not me.
I hate to travel. I love to stay here in this town.
When I was young, I loved traveling.
I went to Europe when I was 18 years old.
That was very exciting and fun.
When I was 23 I came to Japan.
That was very exciting and interesting and fun too.
But now that I'm older, I just want to stay home.
I don't need any more adventure.
I have lived for over 3 decades in a foreign country.
I learned a new language and new customs.
I raised my children in a school system that I wasn't familiar with.
I took them to doctors in a medical system that I wasn't familiar with.
I made many, many mistakes! So many mistakes!!!
Every day has been an adventure. ハラハラドキドキ, every day!
I love Japan. I'm so happy I could raise my children here. I'm so happy I could learn this new language and these new customs and culture.
I'm very, very satisfied and happy with the life I live here in Japan.
But...
I don't need any more adventures! So I don't need to travel.
I've become quite a homebody (someone who likes to stay at home).
How about you?
Do you like to travel, or are you more of a homebody
1 decade = 10 years (So 3 decades is 30 years.)