Karah L Parks
Aug 25, 2021

This is a really thoughtful narrative. Thank you for sharing. I teach many international and immigrant students, and appreciate hearing experiences such as this so well articulated. I may forward this to some of my students too. Thanks again for sharing.

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Karah L Parks
Karah L Parks

Written by Karah L Parks

Adjunct Professor, language nerd, comics creator, and inner-demon wrangler.

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Thanks for your kind comment, Karah. Thank you for taking the time to work with international and immigrant students. Please feel free to share this piece with your students.
I'm grateful for the many people who helped shape my life along the way. Your students will greatly appreciate you. :)

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