A few days ago, I was interviewed by a Dutch newspaper about how it feels to not be able to go back home in Rome. While the journalist was asking me questions over the phone, I noticed that the ‘I can’t go home’ part had become completely irrelevant. Individual interests don’t matter any longer, now …
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Een paar dagen geleden werd ik voor de krant geïnterviewd over hoe het voelt om niet meer terug naar huis te kunnen in Rome. Terwijl de journalist mij de vragen telefonisch stelde, merkte ik dat het stukje ‘niet meer naar huis kunnen’ eigenlijk allang irrelevant was geworden. Individuele belangen doen er even niet toe, nu …
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Qualche giorno fa sono stata intervistata da un giornale olandese su come ci si sente a non poter tornare a casa a Roma. Mentre il giornalista mi faceva domande al telefono, mi sono resa conto che la parte di ‘non posso più tornare a casa’ è diventata del tutto irrilevante. Gli interessi individuali non contano …
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And all of a sudden, I couldn’t go home anymore… On Monday evening the 9th of March, I had packed my little suitcase again – I hadn’t brought much more than one pair of shoes and some clothes for only four days in the Netherlands – and set my alarm at a quarter past six …
En opeens kon ik niet meer terug naar huis… Maandagavond 9 maart had ik mijn spullen weer gepakt – veel meer dan één paar schoenen en wat kleren had ik niet meegenomen voor vier dagen in Nederland – en mijn wekker om kwart over zes gezet zodat ik om half acht de trein richting het …
E all’improvviso, non potevo più tornare a casa… Lunedì sera del 9 marzo, avevo di nuovo preparato la mia valigia – non avevo portato più di un paio di scarpe e qualche vestito per solo quattro giorni in Olanda – e avevo messo la sveglia alle sei e un quarto, per prendere il treno delle …