You can Call Me

Well I am now officially living and working in the United States of America and today made me really feel like I belonged here.
In Paul Simon's classic You Can Call me Al he sings the lines;
He doesn't speak the language
He holds no currency
He is a foreign man
He is surrounded by the sound
The sound
Cattle in the marketplace

Well I have of late been feeling like this at times.

until today I had been really struggling with expressing myself to my US brothers and sisters added to the fact I’ve been waiting for the last 4 weeks for my bank account to open I have really felt like the lyrics in some ways summed up my thoughts and at time my feelings.
The joys of my accent and my means of expression have at time left me feeling very foreign and the sounds of the cattle in the market place is at time all around me in my life both at school and in my community.

But things I hope may have taken a turn for the better; at least I think they will. I along with Diana and Sarah went to the mall this afternoon/ evening to taste and see the joys of all things Americana all topped off with a helping of Chinese American food served in a Japanese food concession in the food hall of Freehold Raceway Mall.

This experience served to make me realize more why I like living here despite the difficulties that differences can sometimes bring.