Post 458821 by eliasg@mastodon.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #458821 by eliasg@mastodon.xyz
       2018-10-10T03:45:23Z
       
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       Coffee and a very fine book, Négar Djavadi - Disoriental.How's the holiday treating the rest of you?#coffee #books #LifeIsGood
       
 (DIR) Post #458822 by eliasg@mastodon.xyz
       2018-10-10T03:54:41Z
       
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       Books written by immigrants, refugees, or expats speak to me.They are the salve for living abroad. I am part of society, but also held at a distance. Unless you have lived apart from your 'home', you won't understand the complicated feelings of nationalism, identity, and loneliness we experience.P. 112 from Disoriental#books #BookQuotes
       
 (DIR) Post #458823 by cosullivan@mastodon.sdf.org
       2018-10-10T04:24:22Z
       
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       @eliasg I was in Kyoto and came across a 5'2" blonde white woman. We talked to each other briefly -- all the North American ESL teachers are my instant best friends and vice versa in Japan -- and bonded because we lived 100 miles apart from each other. We are from two separate countries.