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“Years ago, I moved to an Eastern European country. I was very young, very
naïve, and very
very excited. When I arrived, my employer informed me we
would be immediately hopping a train to a neighboring country, where we would
stand in line at the embassy at 4:30am to beg for a visa.
I remember waiting in line watching the people in front of me holding their
thumbs, and feeling scared.
My handler, trying to lighten the mood, made a joke about the guy working the
door. He claimed the burly bearded man was evil Santa Claus. He had something
we needed that he may or may not give to us based on how good he thinks we are.
After being interviewed by evil Santa, we went back to my new home and waited
six weeks before we could return for the decision. I asked my employer what
happened if the police showed up at the school where we worked. She said, "you
go out the window." I laughed. She didn't.
I remember what it was like for everything to be new and exciting along with
unsure and scary. Everything felt wrong. Wrong smells, wrong sounds, wrong
faces, wrong everything.
Now I live in a country where immigrants are being kidnapped and protesters are
being shot, and I struggle to recognize my own country. I do, however,
recognize the fear — both the immigrant's fear and the fear of a country
worried about losing its own culture.
Welcome to the neuroscience of immigration, where everyone's brain is kind of
right and completely wrong at the same time.”
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
