Getting Schooled

Ex-pat communities are always somewhat strange – people gathered together for no other reason than they share a skin color, a national anthem or a language. These commonalities are further highlighted when you’re in a country where the language barrier is daunting; suddenly the mere fact that you can understand someone’s conversation across the street gives license to introduce yourself, join them for a drink and swap cell phone numbers. Even though I’ve never had much of a problem talking to complete strangers, it takes a while to get over feeling like a…loser. No matter how hard you try to control your inflection, you inevitably come across as the new kid on the playground with no friends. “Hey guys. I was just walking by and saw you. So I thought I’d, you know. Stop and say, you know. Hey. I’m, um, Travis? I just got here. Are you teachers? Am I still talking?”

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