Faraway Hometown is a poetry collection that captures the life experiences of a Chinese woman in the United States. Coming to study abroad, the speaker fulfills a long-held dream—but never anticipates the challenges in an entirely different place. The book’s three sections—Deciphering Mysteries, Faraway Hometown, and Seeking Happiness—trace a personal journey through the present, past, and future, culminating in the speaker’s final realization: the farther I go, the farther my hometown becomes.