I've spent my whole life in Chicago being asked where am I from, so that I have a sense of displacement that also is very psychologically disorienting.
				Soup is a lot like a family. Each ingredient enhances the others; each batch has its own characteristics; and it needs time to simmer to reach full flavor.			
				
			I think you're attracted to things that are different from yourself in a character because it's more interesting, and you get to play out a fantasy version of yourself.			 
			

 
