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My fellow inmates and I know how to escape. What we don’t know, however, is the consequences behind saying those three simple yet ever-so-life-changing words that will forever open those prison bar doors.

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Lately, you don’t dream. You have no visions. You just operate. With your eyes closed, you could predict every upcoming conversation, every question, every event, every moment. Now, you are coasting.

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You’re not lazy. In fact, you’re a workaholic. But rent is expensive.

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Inside the cold, metal cage I stay,
With no one but me to play,
Where the light will always be gray,
And the only thing possible is pray.

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You’ll realize that the expat community is a global community of people who have found their home with each other.

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The big picture view of our purpose in the world is lost in the tunnel-vision of daily life, and the neighbors, extended family, and strangers who can’t fend for themselves become forsaken and suffer greatly.