Walking The Cultural Tightrope

[non_sequitur4]

There's a phenomonon about living in a foreign country that I've always noticed and never been able to pinpoint before until now. It's a sense of being so far removed from so many things at once: your family, your friends, your language, your cultural reference points, that you recognize and are grateful for certain things you might take for

Comments

[nicoleinspain]

I agree with the last part. :)
AND I linked your journal in my last entry!

Kundera

[anonymous]

I am just about to start reading that book! And we still have to talk about STICP. I know you feel when you said you were anxious to discuss it with someone!
-Alex

Re: Kundera

[non_sequitur4]

It is awesome! I know that you'll love it....also, we need to talk about STICP asap, because it is still stuck in my head and needs to be talked about!!!

[gunjitsu]

Tu vida es muy interesante. No sientate triste porque no puedes hablar espanol como un persona de Madrid. Cuando un poco haces un poco mas tiempo tu vas a pueder hablar cosas fantastico!

[gunjitsu]

wow, typos and language butchery! I win!

[non_sequitur4]

HA!!!! This was a very good attempt, very good indeed, it made my day. Thanks for the encouragement, Alex!