A YEAR IN THE LIFE, ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF
I moved to Sweden twelve years ago today. In total I’ve lived 18 years of my life abroad, all of it in Europe. Strangely enough, however, I don’t feel European. But, nor do I feel totally American. I seem to be sitting somewhere on the great expat divide, neither fish nor fowl. Maybe that is how global citizens should feel. It would be nice, I think, to be considered a citizen of Earth, rather than having to adhere to one particular nationality or country. Twelve years! The first year was so strange, like a little mini adventure. We were newly...