Where is my home?

I was discussing with my friend if adapting to the country you live in is bad. Why should it be?

If you are enamored with a place so much that you will accept poor quality of living just to be in it, then you are making a mistake in my humble opinion. But you can be successful in any part of the world. Boundaries are man-made constraints. Even race is a social construct, a weak proxy for genetic diversity.

Then where is my home? Who are my people?
Home is where you feel welcomed and valued. Sometimes, it can be thousands of miles away from the place you were born in. And my people are those who cheer for me, who motivate me to do better, who help me evolve. My home is right here, in my present.

How to separate editions on Goodreads

I was trying to combine my separate editions of 'Bits and Pieces' on Goodreads into one edition when I checked the box of another book 'Belief'

As a result, two of my works were combined into one. But the Separate Tool was not working for me.
This is because only librarians and staff are able to separate editions.

Solution:
Post a request to separate the editions in the Librarians Group. To do so, first, join the group by clicking on "Join Group" under the group profile photo.  From there, you can simply post a request by starting a new discussion thread here.  

The spirit of poetry

One of the reasons I like going to Poetry Center San José (PCSJ) events is because of this. Last night, it was the grand slam final for the SJ Poetry slam team that will travel to Chicago to compete in the Nationals. In the first round, one of the poets froze midway as he lost his words. Not the first time someone froze in front of a mic. It won't be the last time. But the audience kept snapping their fingers to encourage him to keep trying to remember and start over. Even though he ended up with a considerable time penalty, I believe that every person in the room was rooting for him. Even his competitors. Where else would I find people who don't secretly want you to fail so that they can get your spot? Let me know and I would like to be present in the room so that I can snap my fingers again.