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¿Debería decirles que soy de Fort Plain, donde he transcurrido la mayor parte de mi vida? O, ¿debería decirles que soy de Corinth, el pueblo donde he vivido durante tres años cuando empecé la secundaria? Debería decirles que soy de Ballston Spa por esto es donde estoy viviendo ahora?

Veo numerosos artículos de quienes escribiendo sobre su patria chica, diciendo tantas cosas positivas sobre el lugar que pueden llamar hogar. Quería escribir algo así, agradable y alegre, pero realmente no puedo averiguar exactamente cuáles ciudades que puedo llamar mi lugar. Me siento que me muevo demasiado y es por esto que no puedo realmente llamar cualquier lugar mi patria chica.

** I still don't know what is the appropriate word for "home" as in "a place to call home" in Spanish. Ciudad natal, mi patria chica, hogar? Isn't "casa" a right word for this, is it? I feel like "hometown" in English can refer to a place where you grew up, not limited to the place you were born, but Spanish "ciudad natal" give me an impression that is more specific, such the place where you were born only and doesn't include the place where you grew up. Is this understanding basically correct?

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Do I tell them I'm from Fort Plain, because I've lived there for the majority of my life, or do I tell them I'm from Corinth, the town I lived in for three years when I first started high school? Do I tell them I'm from Ballston Spa, because that's where I live now?

I see so many articles from people writing about their hometowns, saying so many positive things about the place they can call home. I wanted to write something nice and cheery like that, but I can't quite put my finger on which town I can actually call my hometown. I feel like I move around so much that I can't really call any place my home.