"It's so hard to be a stranger in a strange land. I don't think most people understand how difficult it is to leave behind what you know and come to a country where everything about you is considered "different.""
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On being a stranger in āOprah Talks to Behold the Dreamers Author Imbolo Mbueā in O Magazine
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