Life between cultures

I did not return to Kosovo for the chaos.

Valon Asani · · 1 min read

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No, I did not return to Kosovo for the chaos. And yes, I made use of the good things Switzerland offers. Both can be true.

Choosing one place does not mean pretending the other gave you nothing. I do not need to speak badly of Switzerland to explain that Kosovo matters to me.

Nor does returning mean that every difficulty suddenly becomes something to celebrate. A choice is more complicated than the label someone puts on it from the outside.

I have already written about how returning takes time. This is another part of that conversation: gratitude for one country and a commitment to another do not have to cancel each other out.

What are you choosing to build where you are?

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Returning to Kosovo takes time

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