American Limbo
09/08/10
Poster from Showtime
When I finally get around to posting something new, it’s not something originally mine, but this story is really touching and super relevant to everyone who has ever felt stuck between two worlds, two cultures, or two languages. I hope I don’t get in trouble with Ira Glass or Chicago Public Radio for posting this, though I wouldn’t mind getting a personal call from Ira Glass where I would let him know that he is awesome and that I contribute monetarily to the show.
Click on the title below to listen. And don’t get depressed – there is a happy ending:
This_American_Life-American_Limbo.mp3
And of course, subscribe to the This American Life podcast and contribute tons of cash to the show because a show this important must continue to exist and thrive.
Categories: Reflections
Thank you, thank you for sharing this. Wow. It had me in tears so many times that they never completely dried before I started again.
I’m glad there was a happy ending but her struggle and the anguish she felt are things I think so many can relate to. Even if you’re not stuck between two cultures, there is always that precarious time of figuring out who you are, where you belong, and who you want to be…I think maybe some of us never totally outgrow it or figure it out.