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When going Home means being an outsider again
Perfect Strangers
English - October 20, 2022 20:15 - 21 minutes - 17 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture Philosophy cross-cultural human diversity perfect strangers expats migrants refugees fit in life experience belong Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What can go wrong when you have an American accent, an
American passport and your parents tell you you are going home after living 7 years in Uzbekistan? You will totally fit in, finally!
At least that’s what Jessi thought. I discovered her story while reading a blog she wrote for Families in global Transition, an NGO which serves as a forum for mobile individuals.
I was touched by the very authentic way she described her 13 years old self facing difficulties she didn’t expect.
I also discovered that she created a company named Kaleidoscope to help kids that go through the same type of difficult transitions.
trailer's music: Paris Gipsy Swing By Dieter Van der Westen
music ending episode: Danse macabre by Kevin Mac Leod