American Expatriate Gothic | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Lifestyle

American Expatriate Gothic

Your visa will expire soon. Your visa will never expire.

30
American Expatriate Gothic
MarketingMag.ca

You're trying to book a flight home. Kayak's advice is to buy. It always tells you to buy.

You always tell people "I'm new here" when you meet them, even though you've been here for... for... how long have you been here?

You can't find your favorite shirt. It must be in your other closet, in your home country. Several months later, you go back to your home country. You still can't find the shirt.

Your visa will expire soon. Your visa will always expire soon.

Every time you chat with a friend from home, you both say you'll Skype soon. You never do.

You kept your phone plan when you moved. Your data plan works where you live now. You go back to your home country and it doesn't work. You can't figure out why.

You live out of your suitcase, literally. It's snug, but you fit, and it's cheaper than rent.

The only word you know in your new country's language is "coffee." It's okay, though. That's the only one you need to know.

Somebody asks you for your address. You don't know which one they mean. Somehow you put down all of them.

You call to start your visa renewal process. Confused, the government worker on the phone tells you your visa doesn't expire for two years. You check again. They're right.

McDonald's is everywhere. Everywhere. Please, Ronald, just leave me alone, you silently plead as you turn a street corner. There's another McDonald's straight ahead.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Entertainment

Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

These powerful lyrics remind us how much good is inside each of us and that sometimes we are too blinded by our imperfections to see the other side of the coin, to see all of that good.

784433
Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

The song was sent to me late in the middle of the night. I was still awake enough to plug in my headphones and listen to it immediately. I always did this when my best friend sent me songs, never wasting a moment. She had sent a message with this one too, telling me it reminded her so much of both of us and what we have each been through in the past couple of months.

Keep Reading...Show less
Zodiac wheel with signs and symbols surrounding a central sun against a starry sky.

What's your sign? It's one of the first questions some of us are asked when approached by someone in a bar, at a party or even when having lunch with some of our friends. Astrology, for centuries, has been one of the largest phenomenons out there. There's a reason why many magazines and newspapers have a horoscope page, and there's also a reason why almost every bookstore or library has a section dedicated completely to astrology. Many of us could just be curious about why some of us act differently than others and whom we will get along with best, and others may just want to see if their sign does, in fact, match their personality.

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

20 Song Lyrics To Put A Spring Into Your Instagram Captions

"On an island in the sun, We'll be playing and having fun"

689905
Person in front of neon musical instruments; glowing red and white lights.
Photo by Spencer Imbrock on Unsplash

Whenever I post a picture to Instagram, it takes me so long to come up with a caption. I want to be funny, clever, cute and direct all at the same time. It can be frustrating! So I just look for some online. I really like to find a song lyric that goes with my picture, I just feel like it gives the picture a certain vibe.

Here's a list of song lyrics that can go with any picture you want to post!

Keep Reading...Show less
Relationships

The Importance Of Being A Good Person

An open letter to the good-hearted people.

995392
Chalk drawing of scales weighing "good" and "bad" on a blackboard.
WP content

Being a good person does not depend on your religion or status in life, your race or skin color, political views or culture. It depends on how good you treat others.

We are all born to do something great. Whether that be to grow up and become a doctor and save the lives of thousands of people, run a marathon, win the Noble Peace Prize, or be the greatest mother or father for your own future children one day. Regardless, we are all born with a purpose. But in between birth and death lies a path that life paves for us; a path that we must fill with something that gives our lives meaning.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments