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Lucy Werner's avatar

Obviously I love everything about this. For me, I think an additional lense has been as a self-employed person. It’s taken me three years to stop looking back and to own being where I am. Once I did this, I started opening doors to new opportunities here. Language and adjusting from city to country living has been the biggest transition. Then threw in a third pregnancy for good measure. Oh - and going from founder of an agency employing my husband to then switching roles as he takes an external job and I have a major work pivot. I feel like I’m in a new life.

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Lani V. Cox's avatar

When I was wrestling with Misfortune Cookie, there were many times when I thought the theme of the whole thing was HOME. You gotta have a theme, memoir writers, what's your themeeee!?

So, I'm struck by our similarities and how much I dig this series. I also can't ignore the fact that I've been in Hawaii, where I was born and raised, for the last few weeks, but I keep referring to Cambodia as home. But home is also about the people, and Hawaii, I feel will be home forever because my mom is here. When she passes, will Hawaii still be home? I contemplate that and truly fear that it will not. But I also believe in having many homes!

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