Somewhere between where we are and where we come from, a quiet truth lives: you can leave a place, but parts of that place don’t leave you.

On this episode of The Culture Date, I sat down with Aiden, an Algerian creative who has spent over a decade in London while carrying the rhythms of home with him.

“As much as you think you’re not attached to it… part of your heart is literally still there.”

We talk about what it really means to live between worlds, how identity evolves over time, and why some places hold your heart more tightly than others.

Aiden shares how culture shows up in the foods you crave, the words you naturally speak, and the traditions that unexpectedly matter as you grow.

This conversation is for anyone who has navigated life between countries—or between different cultural worlds—and wondered where they truly belong.

Watch the full episode to hear Aiden’s story, and reflect on the parts of your own past that quietly shape who you are today.