What is Right with America
"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America." - Bill Clinton
Last week, as I sat staring at the rugged Maine coastline, my mind went to a very patriotic place. I felt a little cheesy, but all I could think about was how lucky I am to be part of such an incredible country.
It was a culmination of many things: mainly the escape from my typical corner of the world, which inevitably opens my eyes to what it really means to be American. It's a reminder of how vast and how beautiful our country is, with so many different landscapes and so many different people. In the end, we're all united under this one thing...being Americans.
I know it isn't Fourth of July, Veteran's day, or the like, but as I sit—thousands of miles away, in a country that, although speaks my language, I can barely understand—I once again feel a surge of pride for my country and the people who've created, and continue to create, it.
I hope that as I travel, and as I live my every day life, I can personify the things that make America all that it is and all that I hope it will become.
Last week, as I sat staring at the rugged Maine coastline, my mind went to a very patriotic place. I felt a little cheesy, but all I could think about was how lucky I am to be part of such an incredible country.
It was a culmination of many things: mainly the escape from my typical corner of the world, which inevitably opens my eyes to what it really means to be American. It's a reminder of how vast and how beautiful our country is, with so many different landscapes and so many different people. In the end, we're all united under this one thing...being Americans.
I know it isn't Fourth of July, Veteran's day, or the like, but as I sit—thousands of miles away, in a country that, although speaks my language, I can barely understand—I once again feel a surge of pride for my country and the people who've created, and continue to create, it.
I hope that as I travel, and as I live my every day life, I can personify the things that make America all that it is and all that I hope it will become.
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