How to Participate

Do you have a story that you'd like to share? You can choose a prompt that resonates with you. Remember, your story doesn’t have to be big or dramatic. Small details often tell the most powerful stories.

• Tell us a story related to a moment when you left a place you cared about (moving to a new city, country or starting a new school or workplace).
• Tell us a story related to a moment when you felt out of place? What made you realize you didn’t fit in? Did you feel fit in later?
• Tell us a story about someone who helped you feel welcome in a new place.  
• Think of one small thing (a sound, a smell, a gesture, an object) that told you: “This is home.” (whatever home means to you) What’s the story behind it? 

Stories could be any of the following formats: audio recording, video recording, a recipe that reminds you of home, or a link for music that brings back memories of home. Feel free to send supplemental photos accompanying your story. Please indicate whether you are comfortable sharing your name/face. If not, we can just use the materials you send without including your name/face.

To submit a story or if you have questions/comments, please email
Ezgi Benli-Garcia at ebenliga@gmu.edu and Aditi Goel at agoel6@gmu.edu.

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