It's always wierd to travel, bc it's so surreal. Nothing seems normal, and if you let yourself, you can forget about all of the negativity at home. And when homesickness hits hard, it's easy to forget any negatives of home, bc all the positives come swirling into your mind.
Had we traveled abroad in a less advanced time, we likely would have no idea what was happening back "home" in the US in general and in Michigan in particular. But we do know. We have high speed internet and English-language TV and phones. We know. We know that GM & Chrysler stock are freefalling, and that people are losing their homes, and that raucous election crowds are shouting insults. We know that it's a crazy time to be an American, but we can't help it.
We're still proud to be from the USA.
Only, the issues back home make it all the more surreal that anyone would choose to live here merely to take a "time-out" from their "real" lives. How can someone sit here, with live-in help, a few credit cards, and no responsibilities knowing that thousands, maybe millions, of Americans would like a job, any job? argh.
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