I recently moved to a new city to start a new degree. A specific violence surrounds and permeates the process of uprooting and transplanting. In this story, I am my own destroyer. For weeks, I have found myself wishing that I was the kind of person who could sit still. People encourage you all the time to leave your comfort zone. They tell you tales of risky, and consequently, rewarding ventures. Unfortunately, I share no kinship with such…
