Living in the Pacific Northwest Alex feels uprooted; searching for meaning and connection he moves back to his home country only to discover he is a stranger in his own land until a random event leads him to an unexpected connection.
Living in the Pacific Northwest Alex feels uprooted; searching for meaning and connection he moves back to his home country only to discover he is a stranger in his own land until a random event leads him to an unexpected connection.
%20by%20%E2%80%9ENatalia%20Spivak%E2%80%9D%2C%20licensed%20under%20%E2%80%9ECC%20BY%204.0%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F)%3C%2Fdc%3Arights%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ADescription%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ARDF%3E%3C%2Fmetadata%3E%3Cmask%20id%3D%22viewboxMask%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20rx%3D%220%22%20ry%3D%220%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fmask%3E%3Cg%20mask%3D%22url(%23viewboxMask)%22%3E%3Crect%20fill%3D%22%23ffa6e6%22%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M19.07%2030.47s1.57-20.23%2021.59-20.23S62.3%2030.55%2062.3%2030.55s9.43-.8%209.43%207.6c0%208.42-9.28%207.13-9.28%207.13S60.9%2067.15%2042.03%2067.15c-21.11%200-23.4-20.8-23.4-20.8s-9%20.72-9.93-6.25c-1.08-8.2%2010.37-9.64%2010.37-9.64%22%20fill%3D%22%23c26450%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m64.3%2039.49.46-.41.1-.09c.12-.1-.13.1-.02.02l.24-.17q.5-.35%201.06-.62l.26-.12.05-.02.05-.02.58-.21q.6-.18%201.2-.28c.52-.08.85-.76.7-1.23-.18-.56-.67-.8-1.23-.7a9.3%209.3%200%200%200-4.87%202.43c-.38.36-.4%201.06%200%201.4.4.36%201%20.4%201.4%200zm-51.8-1.16.14.01c-.27-.02-.11-.01-.04%200l.3.05.52.14.28.09.12.05c.02%200%20.22.09.06.02-.14-.1%200-.04.03-.03l.15.06.26.13.47.3.27.22q.47.38.83.83c.33.4%201.07.37%201.41%200%20.4-.43.36-.98%200-1.4a7.3%207.3%200%200%200-4.84-2.53c-.52-.06-1.02.5-1%201%20.03.59.44.94%201%201m18.3-1.9v4.54c0%20.52.46%201.02%201%201s1-.44%201-1V36.4c0-.52-.46-1.02-1-1s-1%20.44-1%201M49.2%2036l-.15%204.81a1%201%200%200%200%201%201c.56-.02.98-.44%201-1l.15-4.8a1%201%200%200%200-1-1%201%201%200%200%200-1%201%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M30.5%2032.66q.36-.4.77-.76l.09-.08.04-.03c-.12.09%200%200%20.02%200l.12-.1.45-.3.44-.25.24-.12.14-.06c.03-.01.16-.07.02%200l.05-.02.1-.04.26-.1.55-.15c.5-.12.86-.73.7-1.23s-.7-.83-1.23-.7a8%208%200%200%200-4.17%202.52c-.34.4-.42%201.03%200%201.4.38.36%201.05.43%201.41%200m18.4-1.87q.9.15%201.8.43l.4.15.25.09.06.02-.06-.03c.02.04.19.08.23.1l.17.08.46.23c.46.25%201.1.13%201.37-.36.26-.5.13-1.1-.36-1.37a12%2012%200%200%200-3.8-1.3c-.28-.03-.52-.04-.77.1a1%201%200%200%200-.46.6c-.1.49.15%201.15.7%201.24zM36.4%2047.12a17%2017%200%200%201%2011.35-.1c1.22.4%201.74-1.52.53-1.94a18.8%2018.8%200%200%200-12.4.1c-.5.19-.86.69-.7%201.24.12.49.71.88%201.22.7%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M18.49%2030.45s.13%203.91%201.44%203.8c1.3-.1%203.05-12.59%203.05-12.59s18.07%204.66%2033.19-.65c0%200%201.72%2013.2%203.34%2013.07%201.38-.12%202.4-3.57%202.4-3.57%200%20.02%204.47-8.58-.62-17.85-7.93-14.45-29.74-11.22-35.44-.21%200%200-5.9-.94-8.3%206.35-2.38%207.29.94%2011.67.94%2011.67%22%20fill%3D%22%23ff543d%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
%20by%20%E2%80%9ENatalia%20Spivak%E2%80%9D%2C%20licensed%20under%20%E2%80%9ECC%20BY%204.0%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F)%3C%2Fdc%3Arights%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ADescription%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ARDF%3E%3C%2Fmetadata%3E%3Cmask%20id%3D%22viewboxMask%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20rx%3D%220%22%20ry%3D%220%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fmask%3E%3Cg%20mask%3D%22url(%23viewboxMask)%22%3E%3Crect%20fill%3D%22%23ffa6e6%22%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M19.07%2030.47s1.57-20.23%2021.59-20.23S62.3%2030.55%2062.3%2030.55s9.43-.8%209.43%207.6c0%208.42-9.28%207.13-9.28%207.13S60.9%2067.15%2042.03%2067.15c-21.11%200-23.4-20.8-23.4-20.8s-9%20.72-9.93-6.25c-1.08-8.2%2010.37-9.64%2010.37-9.64%22%20fill%3D%22%23c26450%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m64.3%2039.49.46-.41.1-.09c.12-.1-.13.1-.02.02l.24-.17q.5-.35%201.06-.62l.26-.12.05-.02.05-.02.58-.21q.6-.18%201.2-.28c.52-.08.85-.76.7-1.23-.18-.56-.67-.8-1.23-.7a9.3%209.3%200%200%200-4.87%202.43c-.38.36-.4%201.06%200%201.4.4.36%201%20.4%201.4%200zm-51.8-1.16.14.01c-.27-.02-.11-.01-.04%200l.3.05.52.14.28.09.12.05c.02%200%20.22.09.06.02-.14-.1%200-.04.03-.03l.15.06.26.13.47.3.27.22q.47.38.83.83c.33.4%201.07.37%201.41%200%20.4-.43.36-.98%200-1.4a7.3%207.3%200%200%200-4.84-2.53c-.52-.06-1.02.5-1%201%20.03.59.44.94%201%201m18.3-1.9v4.54c0%20.52.46%201.02%201%201s1-.44%201-1V36.4c0-.52-.46-1.02-1-1s-1%20.44-1%201M49.2%2036l-.15%204.81a1%201%200%200%200%201%201c.56-.02.98-.44%201-1l.15-4.8a1%201%200%200%200-1-1%201%201%200%200%200-1%201%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m35.05%2046.19-.5.03c-1.29.07-1.3%202.04%200%202l13.82-.4c1.28-.03%201.29-2.03%200-2l-13.83.4v2l.5-.03c1.29-.07%201.3-2.07%200-2%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M17.34%2030.1s.5%206.2%201.86%205.62%202.73-11.1%202.73-11.1%2015.58-7.21%2037.2%200c0%200%20.19%209.54%201.56%209.93%201.34.4%202.64-4.37%202.64-4.37S63.6%208.45%2040.32%208.56c-22.1.1-22.98%2021.54-22.98%2021.54%22%20fill%3D%22%231d5dff%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
%20by%20%E2%80%9ENatalia%20Spivak%E2%80%9D%2C%20licensed%20under%20%E2%80%9ECC%20BY%204.0%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F)%3C%2Fdc%3Arights%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ADescription%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ARDF%3E%3C%2Fmetadata%3E%3Cmask%20id%3D%22viewboxMask%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20rx%3D%220%22%20ry%3D%220%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fmask%3E%3Cg%20mask%3D%22url(%23viewboxMask)%22%3E%3Crect%20fill%3D%22%23619eff%22%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M19.07%2030.47s1.57-20.23%2021.59-20.23S62.3%2030.55%2062.3%2030.55s9.43-.8%209.43%207.6c0%208.42-9.28%207.13-9.28%207.13S60.9%2067.15%2042.03%2067.15c-21.11%200-23.4-20.8-23.4-20.8s-9%20.72-9.93-6.25c-1.08-8.2%2010.37-9.64%2010.37-9.64%22%20fill%3D%22%23ffd6c0%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m64.3%2039.49.46-.41.1-.09c.12-.1-.13.1-.02.02l.24-.17q.5-.35%201.06-.62l.26-.12.05-.02.05-.02.58-.21q.6-.18%201.2-.28c.52-.08.85-.76.7-1.23-.18-.56-.67-.8-1.23-.7a9.3%209.3%200%200%200-4.87%202.43c-.38.36-.4%201.06%200%201.4.4.36%201%20.4%201.4%200zm-51.8-1.16.14.01c-.27-.02-.11-.01-.04%200l.3.05.52.14.28.09.12.05c.02%200%20.22.09.06.02-.14-.1%200-.04.03-.03l.15.06.26.13.47.3.27.22q.47.38.83.83c.33.4%201.07.37%201.41%200%20.4-.43.36-.98%200-1.4a7.3%207.3%200%200%200-4.84-2.53c-.52-.06-1.02.5-1%201%20.03.59.44.94%201%201m18.3-1.9v4.54c0%20.52.46%201.02%201%201s1-.44%201-1V36.4c0-.52-.46-1.02-1-1s-1%20.44-1%201M49.2%2036l-.15%204.81a1%201%200%200%200%201%201c.56-.02.98-.44%201-1l.15-4.8a1%201%200%200%200-1-1%201%201%200%200%200-1%201%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M50.27%2044.1a244%20244%200%200%200-18.92.2s-.85%2012.28%209.88%2012.75c9.6.42%209.03-12.96%209.03-12.96z%22%20fill%3D%22white%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M50.27%2043.1q-9.47-.26-18.92.2c-.57.03-.96.44-1%201-.3%204.37%201.29%209.41%205%2011.96%202.88%201.97%207.21%202.5%2010.35.87%202.69-1.39%204.18-4.28%204.9-7.1.5-1.9.76-3.97.68-5.93-.05-1.28-2.05-1.29-2%200%20.14%203.56-.62%208.2-3.5%2010.6-2.35%201.95-6.15%201.7-8.71.27-2.27-1.26-3.6-3.56-4.23-6.02-.4-1.5-.6-3.06-.5-4.64l-1%201q9.46-.45%2018.93-.2c1.29.02%201.29-1.98%200-2z%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m23.63%2027.26%2032.94-.95%201.16%2032.12%2013.57-.19s10.17-16.35-3.2-37.07C53.77-1.04%2016.07%207.11%209.3%2028.77c-6.11%2019.5%201.92%2030.04%201.92%2030.04l13.76.19-1.36-31.75z%22%20fill%3D%22%23000000%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
%20by%20%E2%80%9ENatalia%20Spivak%E2%80%9D%2C%20licensed%20under%20%E2%80%9ECC%20BY%204.0%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F)%3C%2Fdc%3Arights%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ADescription%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ARDF%3E%3C%2Fmetadata%3E%3Cmask%20id%3D%22viewboxMask%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20rx%3D%220%22%20ry%3D%220%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fmask%3E%3Cg%20mask%3D%22url(%23viewboxMask)%22%3E%3Crect%20fill%3D%22%2329e051%22%20width%3D%2280%22%20height%3D%2280%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M19.07%2030.47s1.57-20.23%2021.59-20.23S62.3%2030.55%2062.3%2030.55s9.43-.8%209.43%207.6c0%208.42-9.28%207.13-9.28%207.13S60.9%2067.15%2042.03%2067.15c-21.11%200-23.4-20.8-23.4-20.8s-9%20.72-9.93-6.25c-1.08-8.2%2010.37-9.64%2010.37-9.64%22%20fill%3D%22%23ffd6c0%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m64.3%2039.49.46-.41.1-.09c.12-.1-.13.1-.02.02l.24-.17q.5-.35%201.06-.62l.26-.12.05-.02.05-.02.58-.21q.6-.18%201.2-.28c.52-.08.85-.76.7-1.23-.18-.56-.67-.8-1.23-.7a9.3%209.3%200%200%200-4.87%202.43c-.38.36-.4%201.06%200%201.4.4.36%201%20.4%201.4%200zm-51.8-1.16.14.01c-.27-.02-.11-.01-.04%200l.3.05.52.14.28.09.12.05c.02%200%20.22.09.06.02-.14-.1%200-.04.03-.03l.15.06.26.13.47.3.27.22q.47.38.83.83c.33.4%201.07.37%201.41%200%20.4-.43.36-.98%200-1.4a7.3%207.3%200%200%200-4.84-2.53c-.52-.06-1.02.5-1%201%20.03.59.44.94%201%201m18.3-1.9v4.54c0%20.52.46%201.02%201%201s1-.44%201-1V36.4c0-.52-.46-1.02-1-1s-1%20.44-1%201M49.2%2036l-.15%204.81a1%201%200%200%200%201%201c.56-.02.98-.44%201-1l.15-4.8a1%201%200%200%200-1-1%201%201%200%200%200-1%201%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M50.27%2044.1a244%20244%200%200%200-18.92.2s-.85%2012.28%209.88%2012.75c9.6.42%209.03-12.96%209.03-12.96z%22%20fill%3D%22white%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M50.27%2043.1q-9.47-.26-18.92.2c-.57.03-.96.44-1%201-.3%204.37%201.29%209.41%205%2011.96%202.88%201.97%207.21%202.5%2010.35.87%202.69-1.39%204.18-4.28%204.9-7.1.5-1.9.76-3.97.68-5.93-.05-1.28-2.05-1.29-2%200%20.14%203.56-.62%208.2-3.5%2010.6-2.35%201.95-6.15%201.7-8.71.27-2.27-1.26-3.6-3.56-4.23-6.02-.4-1.5-.6-3.06-.5-4.64l-1%201q9.46-.45%2018.93-.2c1.29.02%201.29-1.98%200-2z%22%20fill%3D%22black%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M19.07%2030.47s1.63%206%202.49%205.81c2.1-.36%204.15-17.25%204.15-17.25l30.03-.32s1.64%2017.06%203.18%2017.06%203.37-5.22%203.37-5.22%201.22-19.9-.27-21.9C59.7%205.58%2020.28%205.12%2019%209.9s.06%2020.58.06%2020.58z%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff500%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
