tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780850465626868163.post5050611589884763737..comments2023-12-08T09:26:44.343+01:00Comments on destination: macaron: Reflections on a yearAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02745422387278983524noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2780850465626868163.post-2462000836162626392014-02-05T15:57:19.020+01:002014-02-05T15:57:19.020+01:00Well said and well done. I grew up in an area wher...Well said and well done. I grew up in an area where most of my family went back hundreds of years. I then flitted round countries, a traveling dilettante, where I flourished on different cultures and non-permanent friendships. When I settled In Pocahontas County, WV, I had one advantage over your parents; my husband's family descended from the original white settlers and they accepted me and gently showed me the ropes (Thank you, Jane Price Sharp whose mantra was, "Keep busy and get involved!"). But I was a foreigner and I only had to open my mouth to emphasize that, AND I was in an area where a newly minted Ph.D. in romance philology cut no ice! Pocahontas County is now my "home". True, not all segments accept me as a" local" ; they never will. But, away as I am now, I worry when there is a flood watch, when my neighbors suffer through extreme temperatures, lose electricity and deal with horrendous snowstorms. I care intensely when the preservation of its history is endangered and when the crystal clear water that rises there is polluted downstream. You are on your way to becoming a Zuricher. Ich bin hocherfreut; viel Gluck, meine Freundin!<br />Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256015324618469146noreply@blogger.com