I think a lot about culture, especially since moving abroad. I'm learning the balance between appreciation of the culture versus allowing the culture to consume me.
As an American, I see now how my own culture consumed me, until I didn't even recognize myself. The way I talked, dressed, the food I ate, the way I socialized.
None of it was really me.
I got so wrapped up in trying to live life the "American" way when...what is the American way?
And what if the American way isn't what's best for me? What if the American way is actually designed to hold me back from reaching my greatest potential?