Reentry | Humanity

We Need to Settle Our Differences Now

A love letter to America

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Hi, America.

I love you, but I’m fed up with the division in this country. I’m over it. The hate, the separation, the “us” versus “them” mentality, and the refusal to understand another point of view are all really killing me. All I see is the need to come together finally.

I’ll tell you what I did about it. I took matters into my own hands.

Instead of sitting on my couch reading articles about America or looking at statistics, I did something different this summer. I decided to go out and experience it for myself.

On a quest for empathy, I sought real-life connections with other people. In order to figure out what is really going on, past the messages in my community, I got in my car and drove through nine states in about a month. It was beautiful.

This is the true story of how I re-entered America from within.

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