On not feeling foreign all the time, but continuing to feel like an immigrant.
Assimilation
Going to the Cinema
Things have changed in movie theaters. I learned this two weeks ago, and up to that point I hadn't been to a film in America in over 3 years. I only realized this gap in my experience when it occurred to me that I wanted to see Avengers: Age of Ultron, and didn't know how I should buy tickets. I... Continue Reading →
Coming home is a new country
Lack of challenge and urgency takes away some of the seduction of exploration.
Ex-expat thoughts on race: it’s my problem now
Part 1: race abroad As an expat, the problems of your nationality country are distant, and the problems of your resident country are not your fault. I saw things from afar; news in America was distant and even foreign. When I moved back to the states, one thing I knew would change is that I... Continue Reading →
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