He was trying to find his footing in a world both familiar and foreign

H.W. Brands
He was trying to find his footing in a world...
He was trying to find his footing in a world...
He was trying to find his footing in a world...
He was trying to find his footing in a world...
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He was trying to find his footing in a world both familiar and foreign. This quote captures the essence of striving. He was trying to find his footing in a world that was both familiar and foreign. The familiar part was that he had grown up in this country, but he was now living abroad. The foreign part was that this would be the first time he would leave his country since he’d arrived at age 10.

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