raised on promises
happy 4th of july to everyone back in the u.s. of a.!
reprising my post from last year in cambodia:
there’s nothing like being an expat to make you appreciate some of the better characteristics of your country of origin. as disillusioned as i can be about my government at times, living in the u.k. has given me a greater appreciation for the freedoms enshrined in the constitution and the bill of rights. sounds corny, but it’s true. those things are guaranteed almost nowhere else in the world, and i think you take them for granted until you suddenly find yourself without them.
enjoy, y’all. i may not be patriotic, but i do understand just how very lucky i am.
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