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Should I Stay or Should I Roam Now? | Hamburg, Germany

October 28, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignGermany

The Interview: I sat across a coral-lipped bilingual Brit, who was born in Germany, wearing high-waisted pinstripe “trousers” with a coiffure like Selma Blair’s. I’ll never be cool. I was meeting with her to get[…]

Why Do You Think I’m So Lucky? | Hamburg

October 17, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignExploration

I was shopping with a friend in Trader Joe’s. I hate running into acquaintances in public because the conversation is usually forced, engineered or clammy. When do you leave a short chat with someone you[…]

Saying Goodbye to my Sister

September 10, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignStruggles

My family knows I will be back in two months. Last time I told my family I would be back in two months. My sister dropped me off after we ate Mexican today. Last time[…]

Moving | What to Keep

September 7, 2015April 19, 2016 First Person ForeignBlank Slate

Right Now, there are kind strangers walking through my apartment talking about moving in. Today other kind strangers bought my orange chairs. It feels like everyone is taking a small part of me away, even[…]