ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY

Interdisciplinary Studies
Summer, AY 2020-2021

Reflection Paper

Name (Surname, First Name) : Solmeron, Jobella Greziel

Course and Year : Bachelor of Science in Accountancy; 1st year
IDS Code and Schedule : 16-050; 5:15P-7:05P Weekdays
Professor : Ocdenaria, Jose Marie
Reflection (One page only)
(Technicalities: 500-600 words; Single space, Book Antiqua-13)

What is Home? Where do I belong?

A home could be related to the place where one lives. An area, structure, or idea
that a person considered to be his/her prevalence or territory, such as one’s own
house or country. Nonetheless, the word “home” is more profound than its primary
definition. It is more than our ideas about it because it varies from context to context,
depending on one’s personal significance. For me, home is not just a mere word, for it
conveys meanings that somewhat relate to my overall personhood, particularly to my
spiritual, emotional, psychological, and physical self.
Firstly, starting from the most significant aspect of my life, spiritually, I
considered Jesus my home. With Him, I feel safe, comforted, accepted, and worthy.
He is also whom I can freely talk to whenever I need or want; thus, I consider Him as
my safe place where I can show my vulnerabilities as a person without feeling anxious
or unliked. Hence, He will always be the center of my life, and He will always be my
spiritual home. Secondly, I consider my family my emotional home because they are
the people I feel most comfortable with and often retreat to. They bring out the
versions of myself; it may be the best or the worst. They are mainly the people who
can make me feel happy, in love, content, and any other positive and negative
emotions. They have an exceptional place in my heart; hence, I will always consider
my family my emotional home. Thirdly, I can say the social institutions I am in are my
psychological home. This could be my school, Ateneo de Davao University, and my
church, United Pentecostal Church. These institutions and structures make me feel I
am a part of society, belong to a group, and not aloof. Also, these are where I develop
my values, principles, and various aspects of my life—in short, this is where I build
my inner and psychological self. Hence, I consider the social institutions as my
psychological home. Lastly, my birth country and my house are my physical home.
These places are my territory and where I physically grow as a person. Whenever I am
asked, my country or address is the most practical answer to say, for they are my
physical home, a place where I stay, and I physically belong. Hence, physically, I am
home whenever I am in my birth country or in the house where I grew up.
To conclude, we have various definitions of home and for me, what I have
mentioned above are all my home and where I belong, depending on the perspective.
Nonetheless, all of these are my personal beliefs and choices; hence, they may or may
not be relevant to some; for all of us have our own distinct definition of home. In the
end, what is most vital is that we all have the safe spaces that we consider our home,
where we can fully grow and develop as an individual.