Life in another language.

The Literary Review | September 22, 2003| | Copyright

Garrison Keillor, who spent a lot of time in Denmark, once said, "No Dane would look you in the eye and say, 'This is a great country.' You are supposed to figure that out for yourself." I think it is a great country. And that's why I'm still here, nearly half a life-time after migrating to Europe from my home in the United States. I've lived in France and travelled frequently throughout much of Europe and elsewhere, but my home-base since the mid '70s has been Denmark, even if I am still an American citizen, still vote and files taxes in the US--as well as here.

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