Paradoxically ME
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.65828/mmgwkv04Keywords:
Identity, foreign-ness, language, bilingualism, belonging, homeAbstract
Finding one's identity as someone belonging to two cultures and two nations can be a lifetime struggle. Defining who we are and trying to embrace the widest version of our being is not easy. The polarities are everchanging, as life takes its course.
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