This is much where I'm at. There are times--like this week--where I do think it would just be easier to leave, but then--I'm not European. I'm not anything but American, for better or for worse, and I don't *want* to leave.
But it gets harder and harder to hold on to that feeling.
This is much where I'm at. There are times--like this week--where I do think it would just be easier to leave, but then--I'm not European. I'm not anything but American, for better or for worse, and I don't *want* to leave.
But it gets harder and harder to hold on to that feeling.
I was on vacation in Europe last week and when someone in my news/politics group chat posted that this had happened my exact words were "I'm going to fuck back off to Ireland now." I don't actually mean it, but also, it's insane how much safer it felt over there knowing that basically no one has guns *and* people drive sanely sized vehicles on roads that are designed for pedestrians to be able to use first and for cars second.
I am at the point where I mostly want to leave. I don't have any common ground with the gunfuckers, nor do I want any. So, I look at emigration policies, and dream.
My wife's job could allow us to transplant to Switzerland and goddamn it that sounds honestly great. I really want to encourage her to transfer, but ultimately, her whole family is here (mine too, but she cares about hers) and it seems unlikely.
This is much where I'm at. There are times--like this week--where I do think it would just be easier to leave, but then--I'm not European. I'm not anything but American, for better or for worse, and I don't *want* to leave.
But it gets harder and harder to hold on to that feeling.
I was on vacation in Europe last week and when someone in my news/politics group chat posted that this had happened my exact words were "I'm going to fuck back off to Ireland now." I don't actually mean it, but also, it's insane how much safer it felt over there knowing that basically no one has guns *and* people drive sanely sized vehicles on roads that are designed for pedestrians to be able to use first and for cars second.
I am at the point where I mostly want to leave. I don't have any common ground with the gunfuckers, nor do I want any. So, I look at emigration policies, and dream.
My wife's job could allow us to transplant to Switzerland and goddamn it that sounds honestly great. I really want to encourage her to transfer, but ultimately, her whole family is here (mine too, but she cares about hers) and it seems unlikely.