Change has come. Barack Obama, a man whose vision for America trumped issues of race, will be the forty-fourth President of the United States. When I received the news last night that Obama had surpassed the necessary electoral votes to win the election, I could hardly contain my excitement. Delivering his address [...]
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October 6, 2008
The Reverse “Pounding” or how the grass is always greener on the other side
Quite recently, I came careening into Earth’s atmosphere, bracing myself for reentry into the United States–as well as the inevitable encounter with U.S. Customs. August was a time of vast accomplishment: I turned in my thesis, finished my Master’s programme, quit my job, said goodbye to Scotland, and moved back to California. Having lived under [...]
