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The high price of coming to America
- raju 19y agoInteresting article. I share the author's sentiments to a large extent. I was born in India, but moved to Nigeria when I was 4 months old as my dad worked there. After having spent 15 years there, I moved back to India, for a total of 7 years, and have already spent more time in the US than in India. I have no family in the US, and occasionally do think of my family back in India and wonder if I am doing the right thing. I don't think of it as a "price" per se, since I don't regret coming to the US, but having led a such a "nomadic" existence for so long takes its toll. You leave behind social ties, the comfort of your surroundings, friends... And you start a whole new life everytime you move. Further, I think it changes you as a person. I have noticed that as I have gotten older (and consequently the more times I have moved :D) I have chosen to live a slightly more "hermit" existence. My group of friends has grown smaller and smaller, and I don't mind it so much. Maybe because in the back of my head I fear that its pointless. I apologize if I went totally off track, but somehow, this article resonated with me (at some level)
- anupamkapoor 19y agowhat a nice article ! i have had similar experiences (total of 8 years in barbados + us of a), and when my kid came along it seemed unfair (on my part) to bereft him of his roots. after some soul searching, we came back...