Email from San Francisco
Ahlan was sahlan...
"Nunca pensaba que hay otros en el mundo que vienen de los raices Philistini y Colombiana. Ismi Cynthia y ana min madinat San Francisco. My father is from Ramallah and my mother from Bogota. I was born here in the states and have been to Colombia, but have yet to make the trip to visit Ramallah. I am not yet ready for that adventure, but hope to be in the next few years. I am working on my arabic and have a ways to go."
"It is wonderful to learn of another person out there with this cultural mix. I thought my brothers and sisters were quite possibly the only ones, (we are five). I am writing up grad school applications- more specifically essays on how my family contributed to the development of my personality when I jumped up and typed "Palestinian Colombian" into a search engine. I didn't expect to find myself on a blog. Anyway, I just wanted to say hello. Que estes bien. I will look forward to checking in on this blog. Ma salaam."
Editor's note: Bienvenida, Welcome and Ahlan Was Sahlan!
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