We Ain´t in High School Anymore

What returning home after living abroad teaches you about identity, change, and tacos.

Last week, I returned to the States from Portugal for my “final unplug” before beginning the next chapter of my life in France. Translation: close accounts, sell sentimental items, catch up with family and friends, pet-sit in Richmond, VA, and San Francisco, and gather enough official documents to satisfy several governments and at least one mildly irri…