“Dude, Do You Speak American?”

And other interesting moments in ex-pat living

Why do we announce our American presence when we travel? Pexels

I sat in the corner of a darkened bar in Amsterdam. I had a view of Leidsplein Square through the glass wall behind me. I gazed out at the goings on of the city in-between penning postcards home. I hadn’t set foot in the States in almost a year, and while I felt decidedly broadened and European, I was beginning to miss home.