How does Samra describe her dream home in the memoir, We Have Always Been Here?

In Chapter 11, Samra imagines her dream home. It is in the middle of downtown Toronto, close to the main art gallery. It is a comforting place on a quiet street with a large patio for outdoor summer lunches. It is a gathering place for friends and family and provides a sense of community for Samra's mother. In addition to the physical space, Samra imagines the love, support, and parental encouragement that would embody such a place. The house symbolizes Samra's ideal childhood and young adulthood, allowing her to imagine a different upbringing in which she could always be her true, authentic self and be supported by her family. However, this house exists only in Samra's imagination. It, therefore, represents not only her obsession with the theme of home, but also her feeling of displacement. She does not feel that she has a home where she truly belongs or feels safe, and she has struggled to feel at home with her family throughout her life.