Why I Love America: This Country Was Built by Courageous People

How I went from harboring disdain for Americans to being proud to become one myself.
Why I Love America: This Country Was Built by Courageous People
“Emigrants Crossing the Plains” by Albert Bierstadt, 1867. Public Domain
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There I sat in the corner of the room, green-eyed. Here was this bronzed goddess, with perfect teeth, long golden hair, and a tan to die for. She was full of confidence. She came from California.

I sat pallid, covered in makeup, attitude, disdain, and insecurity secretly stashed away in my heart, exacerbated by her perfection as she smiled along with all my other friends who grew up in London. I could not stand Americans.

Nicola Moloney
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