To A friend's blog feeling lost in a foreign country

This was quite a profound, well-written reflection. We need to tip our hats to N*** for a brilliant, well-thought, well presented, and graceful blog. Preceding you (albeit in the reverse direction) in this dual-/multi-cultural path if emigration/immigration, I can testify that there is an "after." It may be NOW that the hardest times for acculturation and finding "home" (YOUR home) take place. But you will. There are clearly delineated areas where one or the other culture takes over and the overall is a mix, maybe uneven. For example, one might be: socially, politically, an American--linguistically: a mix--poetically: French --in prose either-- professionally: French--for practical/daily life: American....

You are getting there, especially if you are a linguist, to begin with. The hard times will make you stronger, more able to know where you stand and to stand up on top of more tests of/from life.

Hang in there, it is the famous crisis of the 13th year, after that... things are smoother....

Keep fighting the cancer, you WILL survive.

Hugs