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This election has hit me hard. I am sure that I am one of many trying to sort out their thoughts and emotions regarding Trump’s unprecedented victory. I know I am not alone in that respect. But at the same time, I can’t help but feel isolated. When I woke up early that fateful Wednesday morning, I was overcome with hopelessness. When I left my room to go about my day, I didn’t see faces struggling to grapple with the reality of a Trump presidency. I saw plenty of Europeans bewildered and worried, but I had no contact with anyone who was equally as devastated as I was.

I am one of three Americans at UPJV. After the news hit that morning, I couldn’t go to sleep for a few hours of reprieve from the shock. I had to wear it on my face and my sleeve as I went about my day and attended my classes. I had to wait six hours before I could begin to unload my emotions with people who could fully understand—my friends and family back in the USA.

Being so far from home isn’t easy on the best of days. Sometimes I battle homesickness and daydream of being back in my house, cuddling with my dog. Last Wednesday, I felt homesick and terrified of home at the same time. There was nothing I wanted more than to talk …show more content…
I doubt I will ever be able to say the opposite. When I woke up this morning, one of my first thoughts was “Donald Trump is going to be the president.” I’m not ashamed that I have shed tears over this result every day since Hillary conceded (often more than once). It’s hard to be a representative of everything good about America when I despise so much about it right now. At the same time, I love the United States, and I want to work my hardest to get it back on the right track. My friend from Portugal asked me Wednesday morning, “Do you want to move to Europe now?” I don’t think I would abandon the USA for Europe. Though I have a lot of mixed feelings towards my home right now, one thing is for certain: I don’t give up so

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