If you want more immigrant stories from Vietnam, my dad worked as a translator for the American government, and when they lost the war, my dad was to be executed and he fled Vietnam in 1977. He was the only English speaking person on the boat of 100 or so Vietnamese people and the Danish boat that picked them up was only willing to take my dad and his family bc he could speak English and negotiate with them. He ended up negotiating for all of the other non-English speaking Vietnamese to be rescued as well. This is the Cliffs Notes abridged version. The whole story had many more plot twists. One day, I will share it. The man is an absolute BOSS. I owe everything to him.
I'm excited for your observations of being an expat in Mexico. I feel like there's tons of immediate sentiment and stereotype for American expats (or maybe that was just me). But really curious to hear about your interactions and feelings.
Buena suerte en Mexico!
If you want more immigrant stories from Vietnam, my dad worked as a translator for the American government, and when they lost the war, my dad was to be executed and he fled Vietnam in 1977. He was the only English speaking person on the boat of 100 or so Vietnamese people and the Danish boat that picked them up was only willing to take my dad and his family bc he could speak English and negotiate with them. He ended up negotiating for all of the other non-English speaking Vietnamese to be rescued as well. This is the Cliffs Notes abridged version. The whole story had many more plot twists. One day, I will share it. The man is an absolute BOSS. I owe everything to him.
Unrelated but. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1k4fX-vF8r/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
I'm excited for your observations of being an expat in Mexico. I feel like there's tons of immediate sentiment and stereotype for American expats (or maybe that was just me). But really curious to hear about your interactions and feelings.