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Tag: culture clash

An Awkward Association

July 16, 2016

Mathew was nine when I met him and twelve when he became orphaned and homeless.  He arrived on my doorstep everyday in the summer of 2006, asking to “stay”.  My privileged eyes had no clue what was going on and I repeatedly sent him away, completely unaware that in modern day Australia a child could … More An Awkward Association

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