I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.
Obviously, I'm suffering from lack of sleep, but it truly is a blessing to be a mother.
It's also natural in that part of the world to blame what people view as the... as the most important authority in the region, and that currently is the United States of America.