카지노 게임 컬렉션śSometimes I wish I had an easy answer, a concept of identity that fits neatly into a box.카지노 게임 컬렉션ť For 카지노게임사이트 team member Crissy, the question of about her expat identity has accompanied her for a long time. We asked her about her journey and how she feels about her identity now.
I카지노 게임 컬렉션™ve lived abroad at different stages of my life 카지노 게임 컬렉션” it카지노 게임 컬렉션™s been part of my story for a long time. In a nutshell: I lived in Germany for 6 years as a child from age 8 to 14. As an adult, starting at age 24, I lived in Switzerland for 8 years, and again in Germany for 8 years in total. Essentially, I카지노 게임 컬렉션™ve spent over half my life living outside of the country I consider my original home, which is the United States, where I was born. It actually feels a little strange to think about it like that!
In my case, it카지노 게임 컬렉션™s also a little more complicated, because my parents are both 100% Greek. They themselves immigrated to the US in the early 1970s in search of new opportunities 카지노 게임 컬렉션” they still have the Greek accent. So, when I go back 카지노 게임 컬렉션śhome카지노 게임 컬렉션ť to visit the Boston area, I consider myself part of the Greek-American community. Greek and American cultures co-exist for me there.
I have no plans to move anywhere else in the foreseeable future. I have two kids who are 11 and 8 years old. I feel very deeply rooted where I am now, and moving to a completely new school system would affect them more now than if they were younger.
And yet, even after all this time, and although I really like where I live right now, I still miss my original home and especially my family there. Sometimes, I can카지노 게임 컬렉션™t help wondering what life would have been like if my husband and I had settled there instead of starting our careers in Europe. I guess many people have untaken paths that they occasionally think about.
Living in Germany does not feel like I am living in a 카지노 게임 컬렉션śforeign카지노 게임 컬렉션ť country. I have such a long history here, and I feel a certain sense of belonging. I lived here as a child (although I never went to a German school, I just did two semesters at German university where I met my husband). My husband and I have been married 17 years. And our kids have lived in Munich since a very young age. Basically, right now I feel completely integrated and comfortable here.
At the same time, I still have a very strong connection to my home country, the United States. I feel nostalgic about things that many other Americans living abroad miss, like certain foods or cultural aspects. I must say I also have been lucky enough to travel home to the US very consistently since I카지노 게임 컬렉션™ve lived abroad. Except during the pandemic, which was incredibly difficult for me (and for my kids).
In addition to feeling very much American and enjoying that aspect of my identity, I am proud to be Greek as well. I love any opportunity to connect back to that part of my life. Some of the best memories I have are of the times I visited the village my parents are from in Greece. We used to go often during my late childhood and teen years, especially when my grandparents were still alive. My relatives always made my siblings and I feel we were one of them 카지노 게임 컬렉션” that we belonged there as much as they did 카지노 게임 컬렉션” even if we did speak Greek with an American accent!
I think the reason I struggle with the question of identity is because it has so many layers. Sometimes I wish I had an easy answer, a concept of identity that fits neatly into a box. Which is why it feels almost like a relief whenever I am able to identify myself as 카지노 게임 컬렉션śinternational카지노 게임 컬렉션ť. Then I can honor all the different parts of myself and my story equally.
I have been aware that my identity is 카지노 게임 컬렉션ścomplicated카지노 게임 컬렉션ť for a long time, and I guess that awareness has just grown stronger over time. When I lived in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, it was harder for me because I speak only basic French, and in Germany I am used to being able to fully communicate. But I guess I have been in situations where I needed to figure out how a culture works and try to fit into it many times before.
Now, after being abroad for so long, and especially being a parent of two kids, I usually feel more 카지노 게임 컬렉션śinternational카지노 게임 컬렉션ť than anything else. Although when we visit either the US or Greece, I easily slip back into those identities without thinking, and doing that feels very normal to me. During a typical week living in Munich though, I think I pick and choose what aspects of culture and identity to emphasize with my kids 카지노 게임 컬렉션” a little bit of American, Greek, and German 카지노 게임 컬렉션” sometimes I feel like we live on our own island, with its own mix of cultural elements.
Identity is something that I카지노 게임 컬렉션™ve always been fascinated by, and certainly even struggled with at times. It카지노 게임 컬렉션™s a strange feeling to shift into different identities depending on the situation, if you stop to think about it. Having a place you think of as 카지노 게임 컬렉션śhome카지노 게임 컬렉션ť that you haven카지노 게임 컬렉션™t lived in for over a decade is also strange. The concept of home is both something that anchors me and makes me feel adrift at the same time. It kind of depends on the day.
As I카지노 게임 컬렉션™ve gotten older, my thoughts about identity have evolved, of course. It카지노 게임 컬렉션™s interesting to now see my son starting to struggle with it too, and ask his own questions about it. I카지노 게임 컬렉션™m now at a point where I can embrace my identity as part of my story. I know that at times it is something that brings me closer to others, and sometimes 카지노 게임 컬렉션” when I카지노 게임 컬렉션™m in that bubble 카지노 게임 컬렉션” it is just something unique to my own experiences. I guess, I am more ok with the complexity of it now.
Crissy is the Senior Marketing & Product Copywriter at 카지노게임사이트. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she is Greek-American and has lived abroad for over 15 years (not including childhood). She now lives near Munich, Germany with her husband and two kids. A few things she likes are books, summer vacations, and cooking meals that take 30 minutes or less.
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