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To Be Palestinian In This Moment. I struggle to find the words when… | by Stephanie Nadi Olson | Dec, 2024 | Medium

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I struggle to find the words when people ask me how I am doing. Honestly, it’s because I don’t even know. I don’t know if language exists…

Stephanie Nadi Olson 10 min read · Dec 13, 2024 -- 5 Listen Share To Be Palestinian In This Moment I struggle to find the words when people ask me how I am doing. Honestly, it’s because I don’t even know. I don’t know if language exists for what I am feeling. Maybe I am here with you in the same room, and then in an instant, I am on the other side of the world. I am taken to Gaza by a thought, a text, an email, an image, a memory, a tightening in my chest, tears that unexpectedly roll down my cheeks. I exist in two worlds right now- both places at once and seemingly nowhere at the same time. L

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