Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again.
America feels like home as much as it does here. Although it's a strange situation as I feel almost like I'm in no-man's land some of the time, because although I'm a resident, I still can't vote so I don't really have a say in what goes on where I live.