It makes me very happy and it makes me very sad

February 24, 2013June 23, 2022 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

Sometimes, when I see pictures of certain places in Central and Eastern Europe, I have such an emotional and physical reaction. It tears me up inside; it’s so hard for me to explain. It’s so hard for me to put into words.

It’s like it makes me very happy and it makes me very sad and it makes me not quite sure where I belong.

And the fact that I can’t ever seem to write about it properly haunts me, the way these photographs do.

Images: Alessandro Vincenzi for Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

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Audrey Carli says:

February 26, 2013 at 7:41 pm

Your mention of your memories about living in Europe made me feel empathy for you. Maybe you can again visit there someday and bask in the recollections–and write them in a special essay or even a book!

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lindsay Roberts says:

February 26, 2013 at 10:04 pm

You have such beautiful words my friend. xoxo

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1. Gina @ Oaxacaborn says:
  
  February 27, 2013 at 9:19 am
  
  Thank you for that, Lindsay. Especially since I felt so tongue-tied over this. xo
  
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I'm Gina Munsey, a Jesus-lover and a sojourner; a weaver of words, anchored in hope. I am Mexico-born, Eastern Europe-raised missionary kid who ended up being a Californian by way of Florida outside of Nashville, Tennessee -- but we landed here before The Great Migration. I live my days full of coffee and adventures while my 12-year-old learns Mandarin Chinese and Greek, my 3-year-old uses all the markers, and my artist-husband creates worlds from pixels and light. I'm an editor, a magazine contributor, and a writer who has only completed four chapters of my languishing manuscript. On any given day, you can find me in the middle of [home]school surrounded by stacks and stacks of books. Oh, and the name of this blog? Oaxaca -- wuh-HA-kuh -- is in Southern Mexico, where I was born! (See full bio).