Comments on Ruthi's breathingSpace: Confession of an Alien

Ruthi, I did feel like an alien many years ago, es...

2011-08-25T08:23:52.387-04:00

Ruthi, I did feel like an alien many years ago, especially after married out of own race. I'm now belonging to the world that I've spent most of my life in..

Hi Ruthi, I felt like an Alien when I visited Viet...

2011-08-19T04:40:02.073-04:00

Hi Ruthi, I felt like an Alien when I visited VietNam a few years ago. I read and write the language fine, however, the accents there are so much different and they spoke so fast. We couldn't understand each other. Even when the US immigrants spoke Vietnamese it isn't that fast, and that is a big difference between the Vietnamese there and the ones in the US.
Since I was there on a visit, I didn't really care to get un-alienated. But I remember the feelings you described coming over here at a very young age, it was not good. I am not going into that here, otherwise, it will be a few pages. lol

very good and also humorous post Ruthi. To answer ...

2011-08-19T00:28:20.920-04:00

very good and also humorous post Ruthi. To answer your question,
1. Hmmm, somehow, I did not feel an alien here at all in my own home, SD, since everybody is different :) a mix of different culture, so we try to understand each other's uniqueness. Though sometimes I would say something that sound differently, but my students do try to understand them or ask me what I mean, haha!
2. I haven't had to deal with the feeling of being alienated, or I just did not mind them :(

There's been many times I've felt like tha...

2011-08-18T21:33:35.227-04:00

There's been many times I've felt like that...it was especially true for me as a teen (probably many teens feel that way). But around that time God showed me that if he loved me and accepted me as his own, the rest mattered less. Not that I didn't want to be accepted and belong...but knowing that I was accepted and belonged to God made it easier to deal with times where I was not accepted by those around me.

I was raised in the southern US and when I lived t...

2011-08-18T15:45:50.111-04:00

I was raised in the southern US and when I lived there I spoke with the typical southern drawl. When I moved to Alaska people there would sometimes have trouble understanding me. I heard what did you say, a lot.

I learned to slow down my speech and speak more clearly. My accent is almost gone now but occasionally someone will mention it.

4 years? ang tagal din pala parang nakakainip na...

2011-08-18T13:01:17.214-04:00

4 years?

ang tagal din pala

parang nakakainip naman yun

pero looks like enjoy ka naman sa maine :)

at in love :)

First off, I love Maine! It's such a beautiful...

2011-08-18T11:56:37.049-04:00

First off, I love Maine! It's such a beautiful state. You picked a nice new place to call home. I feel a little like an alien when I visit home and it's right here in the good ole USA. You may have heard the saying, "You can't go home again." Well...those sentiments really do stick. I simply feel like my old home isn't home at all. I miss things from my childhood, but can't ever revisit that time again.

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