Readers, How do I process traveling, now that the experience has come and gone? How do I put into words my day-to-day experiences? How do I convey my excitement, my boredom, my loneliness, my joy, my sadness, and my sublimity? How can I make the gossamer of my mental images into complete stories and experiences? Furthermore, now that I feel as an alien in my home country, how do I amalgamate the person that I was a year ago and the person that I have become? Five years ago, I learned to write. I could construct sentences before that time, but my words were disjointed and my ideas would not come together. Since that time, writing has become a passion, and a release. Through writing I am able to distill thoughts, find themes and give meaning.
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