Still, there are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, e…

Jhumpa Lahiri
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Still, there are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept. As ordinary as it all appears, there are times when it is beyond my imagination. ✨ FaceBook post byJhumpa Lahiri from Nov 18, 2010
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Still, there are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept. As ordinary as it all appears, there are times when it is beyond my imagination. ✨ FaceBook post byJhumpa Lahiri from Nov 18, 2010

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