In class discussion – home and dwelling

In class on the first day we discussed the difference between home and dwelling and what our definitions of each were. After reading so much already about these definitions my thoughts have changed because of the influence from our reading’s descriptions of home and dwelling. In class that day I came up with a few things that would separate a dwelling from a home. A dwelling is a place you live in, a personalized space, unique to the inhabitant that is meant for comfortable living. This is different that a home which can be physical or imaginary. Home is not just a location but also a feeling. It’s where you come from: house, family, friends, and city. Its there before you are, like a dwelling, but you adjust to it and make it yours as you grow. Home is where you come from and a dwelling is where you go.