Belonging is a critical part of the human condition, and what, or where we belong to is our community. Community is where we are our geographical, or physical location, and of who we are. Community is conscious, and subconscious, we may not be aware, but are apart of those community. As participants in multiple communities we choose to live in series, or parallel with our communities. This essay will examine my communities in two parts: beginnings in the Annapolis Valley; the majority of my life, and foundation of myself. The second transformation in Japan; where I underwent metamorphoses, and emerged anew. This narrative will be extruded, pathologized, and examined, though a critical analysis to reveal the underlying structure, and its effects
