Hi I am Carolina, a junior at GW University and I decided to start a blog while I am studying abroad in London. But before I start, I would like to explain why the title of this blog is: Girl without a nation. It turns out that I was born in Brazil, but my mother's family is German and my dad's family is Italian. I went to a German school in Brazil and when I was 17 I decided that I wanted to go to college in America. I've been in the US for almost 3 years, and after that I can almost consider myself a native (or at least I understand most of their jokes, which is remarkable if you ask me). Last year, I decided that I wanted more, I wanted to go to London. Consequence: I am now enrolled at King's college until the end of the year.
Once, landing in O'Hare for the 10th time, I had a little epiphany: everywhere I land, no matter the country or the city, something tells me that that's my home. And it is. From that day forward, I realized that I can't call myself brazilian, german, italian. I am part of the nation that I am visiting. I immerse myself in their culture and their values as much as I can. And when I finally leave that place, everything I learned becomes a part of me. So where am I from? well, that depends on how I am feelings that day =)
XOXO
Nean Bean
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