The Viable Alternative

Growing up an ethnically ambiguous kid and a second generation immigrant, one of my sole desires growing up was to fit and blend in with everyone else, namely because I felt I stuck out so much and always felt I was on the outside looking in.

I always observed others to take cues on what it was like to be like everyone else. I would copy their mannerisms, how they spoke, how they dressed, and sometimes, if they had a differing view than me, I would take up theirs. Read more…