The Rise of the Amphibians
- 6 years ago
The Rise of the Amphibians
One thing that’s hit me over the head right away is how many young adults have interesting backgrounds — one is part French, part Costa Rican.
One binds people within communities and the other binds different communities together.
It would be excellent for America if that kind of leap became a rite of passage for young Americans — if young
adults from Waco were expected to spend a few years working in and exploring Burlington, and vice versa.
The thing you notice about Amphibians is that they come to regard their ability to
enter different cultures as a thrilling adventure, their defining life trait.
If you grew up in a Baptist home in Alabama and now are first-generation college at an Ivy
League school, your life is propelled by an electric, crosscutting cultural dynamic.
I’ve begun to recognize a social type, the Amphibians — people who can thrive in radically different environments.
One thing that’s hit me over the head right away is how many young adults have interesting backgrounds — one is part French, part Costa Rican.
One binds people within communities and the other binds different communities together.
It would be excellent for America if that kind of leap became a rite of passage for young Americans — if young
adults from Waco were expected to spend a few years working in and exploring Burlington, and vice versa.
The thing you notice about Amphibians is that they come to regard their ability to
enter different cultures as a thrilling adventure, their defining life trait.
If you grew up in a Baptist home in Alabama and now are first-generation college at an Ivy
League school, your life is propelled by an electric, crosscutting cultural dynamic.
I’ve begun to recognize a social type, the Amphibians — people who can thrive in radically different environments.