Will I come back to Africa?

This morning, I popped in to the office to say hello to everyone before I began the process of packing and cleaning. L, a Zimbabwean intern who is soft spoken and incredibly intelligent, asked me if I would come back to Africa. My initial reaction was, 'most definitely.' But then he clarified: would I come back to Africa to work? I told him that I might come back to work for a year, maybe two, but I don't see moving here permanently and even figuring out the logistics of a year would be difficult. The main reason being that my home is in the USA. That is where my family - both by blood and by choice - is. That is where my life is. It amused me when people kept telling me before I left that I wasn't allowed to stay, that I had to come home. For me, that was never an option or even considered. South Africa offers an amazing place to learn and grow, but it is not home and I doubt it ever could be.