Passing the city of Stockholm on a train is just stunning and breath taking. I genuinely am growing and beginning to have a heart for this city. The culture is so interesting to take part of.
At the same time though I have grown to have such an appreciation for America. What nation is like America? There is not one. There is no true "American". We are all immigrants whose ancestors came millions of miles across the world hoping that one day they could create a better world for themselves and they did just that. We are far from a perfect country but there is no other country more diverse or as influential as we are. One nation under God. I don't think our founding fathers had any clue how far we would come or how strong we would grow. The land of the free and the home of the brave is truly what we are in every meaning of the words free and brave.
There is no nationality or ethnicity that depicts who is an American. There are no traditions or culture that make you an American. We as a people created America. We are still creating America. There are no boundaries or limitations. Italian, African American, Latino, German, Irish, Native American or like me a complete mixed breed... we are all American. I don't know if we truly understand and cherish that while living in America. I don't fully know if we understand or cherish anything that we have. I am just now realizing how unique we are, living half way across the world. But the thing is that we would be nothing without Sweden or Mexico or China or any other country because America is made up of the world. I love that!
