I have spent the last few weeks back in the United States. The visit has reminded me a lot of what I’m missing by moving overseas—conversations with friends and families, direct contact with collaborators, and the familiar sights and sounds of home.
At the same time, I realize that there’s a lot that I really don’t mind missing out on—urban sprawl, McMansions, the American media corps, the “convenience” lifestyle, and so on. It’s definitely a struggle at times to get by as a stranger in a strange land, but it’s a tradeoff that I’ve been willing to make, and even more so now that I’ve had a chance to compare what I’m missing firsthand.
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