🗽This month, I celebrate my 10th anniversary in the US. I am now an American citizen, but a forever immigrant. Immigration is not an one-stop shop - most of the time, it's a painful journey. It's a process designed for you to give up, basically. I made it to citizenship, but not without scars. And 10 years later... 🤹♀️I still have a strong accent that gets stronger if I am mad. 🤹♀️I still mix up prepositions and learn a word or 2 every other day. 🤹♀️Passing through immigration at airports still gives me the chills. 🤹♀️I'm still mad that I gained my right to be here through marriage. 🤹♀️When applying for jobs, I still need to think if I am authorized to work here. 🤹♀️ I'm still surprised by (and thankful for) first-world privileges. Like air conditioning or well-maintained roads. 🤹♀️ I still question the imperial system vs metric. It doesn't make sense! 💪All that said, I am proud of being an immigrant. We are resilient people and it's part of who I am! I built a new career and life from scratch, in a different country, language and culture. I have a skillset with no match, and my perspective is unique. Cheers for that! #expatlife #immigrantstories
Gordon Lee
1y
We are all better for having you here, Alice! Definitely with you on the metric system.
Whoop Whoop!!
GTM SaaS Consultant & Ski Mountaineer
1yYou're the prime example of why America should continue to embrace, and double down, on immigration! p.s. Most of us Americans by birth also do not understand why we have the imperial system when the metric system makes wayyyyyyy more sense for all measurements besides temp!