This is an interesting question, and I will blog about it soon.

The problem is that my parents are from different countries and married in Latin America, while most Latin America immigrants stick around with people from their own countries. The inter-Latin American marriage usually occurs with the second or third generations or with first generations, after living in the US for several years.

I am a second generation person in North America (My parents are from Latin America, although my mother was born in London – Paddington section and spent only a month there – that’s a long story…)

I sometimes feel that I am straddling three continents (North and Central and South America.) There are some things that I agree with in the US culture and some things that I agree with in Latin American culture, but with my background, I couldn’t spend too much time in Latin American without getting fed up the the macho attitudes.

Depending on my moods, I feel at home in the US some weeks and then feel like an alien other weeks.

And depending on who is in my dreams, I can either dream in English or Spanish. How confusing.

Kevin’s very kind post deserves a thoughtful response, and that I can’t do immediately — but I will do ASAP.

Thanks!

I love to see an author dealing with “identity.” Your remarks above show just how deep one can go in discovering the layers, especially when one much find an identity while being a part of two worlds.

Imran, if you’re still visiting, what are your thoughts here? And, congrats on being tied to Roth by an incredibly observant and insightful reader!