Officially Repatriated, Thoughts On Being American; National Anthem; Right to Protest

After eight and a half years residing in the Middle East and traveling to 40 countries, my wife and I were officially REPATRIATED to the USA in late 2017. It was an incredibly rich, fascinating journey. We loved nearly every place we visited or resided, met so many wonderful students, fellow educators, journalists, and friendly people of many different …