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By Michela Dai Zovi
TIMELINE OF LANGUAGE AND
CULTURE
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My brother and I were born in Illinois but raised in the Northeast
Heights of Albuquerque, NM
BIRTH TO CHILDHOOD
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My mother is a Spanish teacher and raised her children bilingually. Although I do not
currently consider myself fluent in Spanish, both languages were integral to my
upbringing.
RAISED BILINGUALLY
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Though my mother is an anglo from
Iowa and my father an Italian
immigrant, I grew up identifying with Latino-influenced
New Mexican culture.
(pictured: my family and myself at my aunt’s wedding)
NEW MEXICAN CHILDHOOD
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When I was 12 we visited my father’s relatives in Italy, but in
truth the strongest
connection I have to
Italian-ness is my hard-to-
spell name..
(pictured: my family and
myself at my cousin’s house
in Italy)
ITALIAN ANCESTRY
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Consistent with my American middle-class upbringing, I went to college and used my BA
to join the lightly-educated professional workforce.
(This period of my life was too boring to have any pictures to illustrate it. This blank, black
abyss is appropriate)
EARLY ADULTHOOD
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While working at an adult day health care center owned by a Ukrainian-
American couple, I happened upon an outdated tour guide
for a tiny country in the Caucasus mountains.
Every page in the book was infinitely more exciting than
any given moment of my then-existence.
Within a few weeks I had accepted a position teaching
English in the Republic of Georgia.
2011: INTERNATIONAL TRANSITION
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Going to Georgia, learning a new
language, meeting new people, and enmeshing myself in a way of life
completely unlike anything I had ever known was the best thing I could have
done.
It taught me the truth of one of my favorite
quotes…
(yes, those are real bears)
CULTURE SHOCK AND AWE
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"The world can only appear
monochromatic to those who persist in
interpreting what they experience
through the lens of a single cultural paradigm, their
own. For those with the eyes to see and the heart to feel, it remains a rich and
complex topography of the spirit.“
Wade Davis
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My next position teaching at a combined hostel & language institute in Chile cemented my commitment
to building community amongst internationals.
(Family Dinner Night was always my favorite part of the week)
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
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Along with my liebensabschnittspartner (life
partner) I met in Chile, I’ve continued travelling while completing coursework to
obtain my Level 1 Teaching License.
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The place where I grew up will always be an
important part of me…
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…But I try not to take my culture
too seriously.
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The end.
(and beginning)
PRESENT: MY FAMILY, SUMMER OF 2014