passport
03/28/2018
I tolerated bullying and accepted ridiculous pay at my first journalism job. I thought I had no choice because I was a foreigner who needed a visa sponsorship.
07/06/2018
My EU passport gives me an enormous privilege—a privilege I didn't work for. The least I can do is acknowledge that privilege.
07/16/2018
When I lost a job because of my nationality, I understood you’re not entitled to global career dreams and wanderlust if you belong to the underclass of non-Western passport holders.
01/30/2019
My biggest humiliation happened a decade ago in Brussels.
04/02/2020
I’ve changed countries, but my subconscious patterns have persisted. They have followed me through all my moves.
04/10/2021
Being a citizen of the world isn't about traveling. It's about rejecting nationalism.
09/23/2023
Studying for the Canadian citizenship test exposed me to a misleading story about how Canada came to be.