"It’s a constant feeling of being outside, of wanting to be
outside. It’s not a choice. I’ve just never felt that I belonged anywhere—not in Guatemala, not in the United States, not in Spain. I don’t know why that is,
but it’s my reality. It’s a very fluid existence. I can pretend to be where I’m
at: I’m very American if I’m in the U.S., and I’m very Guatemalan if I’m in
Guatemala, and I’m very Spanish in Spain. I can modify my voice and my physical
appearance and pretend to be from where I’m living at the moment. Yet I’m not
really there."
Thursday, December 13, 2012
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