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theladyrose) wrote2007-03-17 12:23 am
theladyrose) wrote2007-03-17 12:23 am
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the weight of migration
It is an unspoken law of immigrants that the suitcase stuffed with all of the gifts for the relatives "back home" is the heaviest one.
That suitcase must also weigh at least 1/3 as much as the strongest person in the house, and at the very least, 1/3 of the suitcase weight is dedicated to food. I still remember when I dragged up 30 pounds of roasted peanuts for my grandmother when I was 11, but customs is a bit stricter nowadays.
That suitcase must also weigh at least 1/3 as much as the strongest person in the house, and at the very least, 1/3 of the suitcase weight is dedicated to food. I still remember when I dragged up 30 pounds of roasted peanuts for my grandmother when I was 11, but customs is a bit stricter nowadays.