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“One curiosity of being a foreigner everywhere is that one finds oneself discerning Edens where the locals see only Purgatory.”
― The Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home
― The Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home
“Your baby is crying," says the driver to Taiwo, the Ghanian way of saying your cell phone is ringing.”
― Ghana Must Go
― Ghana Must Go
“I exult in the fact I can see everywhere with a flexible eye; the very notion of home is foreign to me, as the state of foreignness is the closest thing I know to home.”
― The Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home
― The Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home
“...home lies in the things you carry with you everywhere and not the ones that tie you down.”
― The Man Within My Head
― The Man Within My Head
“Conosceva tutti i pettegolezzi del paese, ma non era maligna, anzi cercava di rimediare a tutte le gelosie, a tutte le invidie, mettendo una mezza parola di qua, una allusione benevola di la'. Sempre disposta a vedere il bene nascosto tra i mali come un fico maturo e succoso in mezzo alle pale spinose e impolverate della convivenza quotidiana.”
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Elena’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elena’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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