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As you mow the lawn you get time to think (and now I have the mower working I can!).
I was thinking about how I am excited to have started my own company, Adigio. I get the freedom to do my own thing. Make my own mistakes. And only have one idiot boss (me!).
Then I remembered back in time, when I was over here on various VISAs (student VISA, then company sponsored). At that point I didn't have any flexibility. As a student I could only work for a short period of time per week. When sponsored by a company, I was tied to them. As I think about it now, that seems really painful and risky. What if the company had tanked? What if I really wanted to move on?
The idea of freedom is an interesting one. As an "alien" in "someone elses" country, I definitely felt "different" at first. It was quite upsetting to realise that I had NO RIGHTS to be on this piece of land, on this part of a moving sphere. That felt so strange to me. How can someone NOT let me be in this space!
I understand that you need some laws ("I don't want everyone moving [insert where I live here!"), but now I empathize a lot with any immigrant wanted to get to a better life.... especially if they aren't allowed.
I am thankful for now having all of the freedoms that I am allowed.
Maybe I will discuss the craziness that I went through to get my green card, and get past the "protectors of our soil" :/
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