First:
'RISSA ... is thinking about COSing and what that means. "All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another." ~Anatole France
Later that afternoon:
You know, on second thought, I don't know if I entirely believe that. It feels like I'll be leaving behind a part of myself in order to create my new self, but my American self didn't die when I came here two years ago. Morocco has unexpectedly shaped me more than I anticipated and I'll be taking some of this way of life with me when I go. Maybe we don't have to die to one life before we can enter another. Maybe limbo will be a good thing...well, inchallah.
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