tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post3741756339634381253..comments2023-11-03T14:36:20.471+02:00Comments on Around The Island: Transcontinental musingsRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-44973442539535028032008-06-02T02:31:00.000+03:002008-06-02T02:31:00.000+03:00My husband lived in Italy for two years, and altho...My husband lived in Italy for two years, and although he wants to take us there to live for a few more, America will always be home. As for the being afraid for our children, the media sensationalizes things, and the only way fear can bind you is if you let it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-78520377394127527372008-06-01T23:33:00.000+03:002008-06-01T23:33:00.000+03:00Well, I don't need to tell you you brought me clos...Well, I don't need to tell you you brought me closer to home and through this post you've transplanted me across the Atlantic ocean and back <BR/><BR/>I am grateful to have read your insights while I'm on the journey<BR/><BR/>There is so much about this post that I identified with (and loved) and there is so much still left to finalize - you've given me some "pieces" for thought<BR/><BR/>for<BR/>this<BR/>I <BR/>thank<BR/>youPieces of Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096718033921488677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-38893326783471809572008-05-31T20:14:00.000+03:002008-05-31T20:14:00.000+03:00Beautifully written Robin. I can only imagine livi...Beautifully written Robin. I can only imagine living in a country, so different from your homeland. I found it very interesting to read your thoughts and feelings about having to adapt to a new culture, and a new way of living.<BR/><BR/>I started laughing about speaking in a new tongue. Having lived in Mexico for even as short as a month, and needing to learn a new language, I find myself, even now some ten years later, sprinkling my words. They just pop out of nowwhere, and my children look at me like what did you just say!?<BR/><BR/>About the lack of my children's freedom, compared to how it was when I was growing up, truly saddens me. I try to give them opportunities to offset, not being able to walk to the park, or mall, or even just to the corner store alone for a soda, without fearing for them. <BR/><BR/>Again, beautiful post, Robyn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-81220698891044429132008-05-31T19:14:00.000+03:002008-05-31T19:14:00.000+03:00Because of you... I have a taste, a snippet of wha...Because of you... I have a taste, a snippet of what it is like living in Israel... of the everyday goings on of your living in the forefront of your two worlds and sharing how they both color the way you see the world, and what has meaning for you...Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101643429585271655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-66781817047411127822008-05-31T17:59:00.000+03:002008-05-31T17:59:00.000+03:00Robin, this is such an interesting piece. Although...Robin, this is such an interesting piece. Although I lived overseas for a few years I never really became intigrated in the way you have. My grandchildren aged 2 and 4are being raised in the Emirates. I will carry your words in my mind when I next visit later this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-90594119663144689342008-05-31T16:24:00.000+03:002008-05-31T16:24:00.000+03:00What a truly magnificent post, Robin. It's difficu...What a truly magnificent post, Robin. It's difficult for me to fully understand what you mean, only because I have lived in the United States my entire life. But perhaps, on some small level, your feelings are akin to how a person feels anytime she moves away from home, even when it's across the state line. We've been talking recently about possibly making the transition from our small liberal college town to a bigger conservative city. While I would be returning to my birth city, it would still feel foreign to me. For all intents and purposes, Ithaca is my home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-90119728433010029352008-05-31T15:10:00.000+03:002008-05-31T15:10:00.000+03:00Someone who craves the veneer of polite civility f...Someone who craves the veneer of polite civility found in the United States while at the same time belittling its hollow ring.<BR/><BR/>for me this one sentence summed it up.. even those of us that are still here and have never moved to another country are feeling this more and more every day... this was just excellent...paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-10108138577554896632008-05-31T13:29:00.000+03:002008-05-31T13:29:00.000+03:00Wow! You said it so perfectly. I loved ever word ...Wow! You said it so perfectly. I loved ever word of your essay because my heart was wanting to say many of the same things. Thanks. I feel that I am in between two worlds, but leaning heavily toward the second. A citizen of two cultures but loving the unified one it has created in me.Shermanimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858227477609079004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-10885263473257221152008-05-31T06:19:00.000+03:002008-05-31T06:19:00.000+03:00I love this quote from Vikram Seth and I love your...I love this quote from Vikram Seth and I love your post too! As I contemplate spending a significant part, if not the rest, of my adult life in a foreign country I can totally relate!Kamsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232620488041213888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-66410200707371207542008-05-31T04:52:00.000+03:002008-05-31T04:52:00.000+03:00wonderfully unique perspective on the prompt - lov...wonderfully unique perspective on the prompt - loved it!dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675797306131871129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-19954001712030639832008-05-31T02:10:00.000+03:002008-05-31T02:10:00.000+03:00Yes. You've beautifully captured this expatriate/i...Yes. You've beautifully captured this expatriate/immigrant feeling. <BR/>Great post, Robin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-16541598039193008052008-05-31T02:06:00.000+03:002008-05-31T02:06:00.000+03:00This is really beautifully written, and I love the...This is really beautifully written, and I love the way you interpreted the prompt into your writing. Lovely.Ratchethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05119767091037781443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-24636948644108929472008-05-31T01:47:00.000+03:002008-05-31T01:47:00.000+03:00I can identify, here, in a way, if the other way r...I can identify, here, in a way, if the other way round. I was born and bred in a rural community. Then I left, and lived in many different places for some 30 years, before returning to that same rural community.<BR/> I doubt I'll ever leave again, but I don't think I'm truly back. I'm something else.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-39800661816505530682008-05-31T01:39:00.000+03:002008-05-31T01:39:00.000+03:00Beautiful essay, my friend.Beautiful essay, my friend.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-11086933466373230312008-05-31T01:24:00.000+03:002008-05-31T01:24:00.000+03:00Well said. I've often wondered what it would be li...Well said. I've often wondered what it would be like to live overseas with kids. How different it would be and how my family would react. I can see how you'd be a person with two homes, two loves. In a small way, I feel like that now. I'm not a native Coloradan (trust me, this can be an issue out here), but I don't feel that the Chicago area is home anymore. Home is where I find myself with my family, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-53681787061925104702008-05-31T00:54:00.000+03:002008-05-31T00:54:00.000+03:00Interesting duality of feelings. Your perspective ...Interesting duality of feelings. Your perspective is so valuable to see what life in Israel is in a day-to-day existence. Likewise, the lack of freedom for children in the United States that you express is probably also influenced a bit by media reports, where people live, and the self-isolation that can come through too many structured activities for our children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-68859727567320289912008-05-31T00:05:00.000+03:002008-05-31T00:05:00.000+03:00What a great entry! I often find myself wondering...What a great entry! I often find myself wondering what it's like for someone who grew up in the States to move to Israel. <BR/><BR/>Your explanation here was great.Reizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411331845012114174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-52448794174474507982008-05-31T00:03:00.000+03:002008-05-31T00:03:00.000+03:00i like this post! good perspective.i like this post! good perspective.~V~https://www.blogger.com/profile/10008858304246310756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-28383936836156845552008-05-30T23:40:00.000+03:002008-05-30T23:40:00.000+03:00I have felt this tension between America and Brazi...I have felt this tension between America and Brazil, the second country of my heart. When we were living there I was homesick for America. When we came home (yes, America is our permanent home) I missed Brazil with its clean sidewalks and safety for children who could wander freely.<BR/><BR/>I haven't been back to Brazil for many years, and I am told it has changed. Less safe. More prosperous. How sad!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your thought-provoking post.Granny Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214748856516412924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629413949146506359.post-30224205750127068812008-05-30T22:53:00.000+03:002008-05-30T22:53:00.000+03:00You've expanded just beautifully on the quote from...You've expanded just beautifully on the quote from Seth. This post was particularly interesting to me, since my daughter in law was raised in Thailand and has made America her home, so is going through this process as well (but in reverse from you). You've helped me gain a different perspective on her experience.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.com