Video ·
What Does Home Mean to Us?
Six of us, in six countries, filmed the places and moments that feel like home. Then we compared notes.
By Lucas, Amani, Masah, Priya, Hana and Noah
Theme
Identity
Which parts of you change depending on where you are?
Who we are at home, at school and online, and how those versions fit together.
6 countries
Side by side
Brazil
Minas Gerais
“Home is the noise of my street at seven in the morning. When I was away for a week, the silence felt wrong.”
From “What Does Home Mean to Us?”Minas Gerais
“I have been at the same school my whole life. Reading Noah's story made me want to wave more people over.”
From “First Day, Again”
Kenya
Nakuru County
“I filmed our gate, because everyone who matters to me has walked through it. Home is who comes in.”
From “What Does Home Mean to Us?”Nakuru County
“Some jokes only work in Sheng. If I translate them, they die.”
From “The Word I Cannot Translate”
India
Karnataka
“Home is my grandmother calling my name from the kitchen. It is never quiet, and that is the point.”
From “What Does Home Mean to Us?”
Japan
Hokkaido
“I filmed the snow outside the window. Home is the season I know best.”
From “What Does Home Mean to Us?”Hokkaido
“People ask if I eat sushi every day. I eat toast.”
From “Not What You Think”
Canada
Manitoba
“I have two homes, one I remember and one I live in. I filmed both, using old photos for the first.”
From “What Does Home Mean to Us?”Manitoba
“My parents speak to me in one language and I answer in another. We all understand each other perfectly.”
From “The Word I Cannot Translate”Manitoba
“No, I do not live in an igloo, and yes, I do apologise a lot.”
From “Not What You Think”Manitoba
“On my first day I did not know where to sit at lunch. A kid waved me over, and we are still friends.”
From “First Day, Again”
Sweden
Stockholm
“My room is tiny, but I chose every poster. Home is the one place where nothing was decided for me.”
From “What Does Home Mean to Us?”Stockholm
“Apparently I should love rules. I mostly love naps.”
From “Not What You Think”
Stories about identity
Interview ·
The Word I Cannot Translate
An interview about switching languages mid-sentence, and the words that only exist in one of them.
By Amani and Noah
Video ·
Not What You Think
We listed the stereotypes we hear about our countries, then filmed our ordinary afternoons.
By Masah, Hana and Noah
Article ·
First Day, Again
What it is like to start at a new school in a new country, told by someone who has done it.
By Noah and Lucas