Querencia is a Spanish word that expresses the affection a person feels for the place one calls home and the sense of well-being and belonging that a person feels there.You feel at peace and are glad to be in your querencia. That is the way I always feel each time I return to Florence, Italy. Florence is not my homebut Florence more than any other place I visit is where I begin to think once again about the meaning of home and the journey one takes to find it. The essays in this collection describe the experiences I have had while living there and the journeys I have undertaken in search of a place to call my home.