Twenty years went by and I became a different person

by Olivia Fernandez from Cap Ferret, France

Twenty years went by and I became a different person. I’ve rarely come home for more than a few days around Christmas or summer holidays. My life is so different. So disconnected from the environment I grew up in.

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How do I reconcile broken memories with this new reality, that although different, still carries legacy and a taste of the past? How do I reconcile the person I’ve become to the person I’ve escaped?

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