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She said yes, and so I<br />

was <strong>of</strong>f to <strong>the</strong> races.<br />

Hard work ahead,<br />

long hours, trying<br />

to blend in and be<br />

invisible yet still get<br />

<strong>the</strong> shots I needed up<br />

close and personal.<br />

Looking for <strong>the</strong> light,<br />

for locations and<br />

mood, for my story.<br />

Home. For me,<br />

for <strong>the</strong> story in<br />

Reggio Emilia, it<br />

was about <strong>home</strong><br />

for a new group <strong>of</strong><br />

immigrants. Their<br />

“<strong>home</strong>” was <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

little community.<br />

They lived toge<strong>the</strong>r,<br />

ate meals toge<strong>the</strong>r,<br />

walked <strong>the</strong> streets<br />

toge<strong>the</strong>r, laughed<br />

toge<strong>the</strong>r and<br />

struggled toge<strong>the</strong>r.<br />

Their <strong>home</strong> wasn’t<br />

just four walls and a<br />

ro<strong>of</strong>, but <strong>home</strong> it was.<br />

And, yes, I did win.<br />

More to come…<br />

Copyrights to Allan Kliger © All rights reserved<br />

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