We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
Joseph Campbell
This is my first blog post in almost three years. I have finished the whole cycle of my elementary class (four years including teaching first grading online during Covid) and am now working as a part-time subject teacher. It feels good to have some more time.
Dual Citizenship
In August, I have become a US Citizen. Having dual citizenship feels better than I ever thought. I am a citizen of Germany, the country where I was born, raised and the one that has shaped my personality forever. The country I became an adult in, had children and got married. And I am a citizen of the United States of America, the country I have decided to move to, where we raised our children, built a new network, and where I could discover new sides of myself. I am proud and feel like I have completely arrived.
October
Now, I am waiting to vote in my first US election. I am excited, but also anxious about it. Today in four weeks, we will be glued to the TV and the news on our smart phones, looking at the first tentative results. Or maybe we should not do that, since the decision is usually not confirmed until the sun rises on the West Coast. Honestly, I am looking forward to November 6th.
I am done hearing about Donald Trump, and listening to what this misogynistic, narcissistic, racist man has to say. I love Seth Meyers Closer Look, Jon Stewart’s monologues in TDS, and Jimmy Kimmel’s obvious disgust towards DT, but I just can’t take it anymore. Let’s hear other people’s voices. There are always unfortunately only two choices here, and often times in the past, neither one was great. But now, there is only one good outcome, and I am truly hoping for a first female president. I know this is the best for democracy. It will be the best for this country and for all its people, especially women. And it will be best for the rest of the world, too.
For the next four weeks, I want to focus on all the good things in my US life. Today, I am thinking about all our friends. They are Americans, Germans, Hungarians, Canadians, Irish, Brits, Danish, Dutch, Chinese, Greek, Iranian, French, Israelis, and so on.
