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Arriving in the US 6 years ago from Saudi Arabia, Nouf got her Master's in psychology, then was on track to get her PhD when she decided to become a poet. "But how are you going to survive as a poet?" I asked her.

"The universe will provide. We live in a world of abundance!"

"So how come so many people don't have enough? What about that guy, for example," and I pointed to the man on the sidewalk.

"He chose to be that way!"

We did agree that Americans are generally sweet, but the country itself is insane.



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