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... My isolation from the world comes from within and spreads throughout all who come in contact with me. ... And, in my stupid mistake, I went to France to stay with a foreign family all alone. My isolation there came from a misunderstanding, miscommunication, and ignorance to the highest degree that I have ever witnessed, as well as from cultural and language barriers. ... I boarded the plane and seven and a half hours later, I was in France. ... ”
By the third day, I started to have thoughts that I didn’t like France very much. ... This is France; you’re traveling like you have always wanted. ...
There is really nothing like France, except maybe hell. My isolation went beyond physical or human connection. ... In France, I felt like I was moving backward, while suffering from the worst kind of homesickness.
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