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Originally Posted by Meditrina
I just kind of existed. I was not part of the community, but I also didn't feel excluded. It's hard to explain.
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No, I really understand where you're coming from, there--that's how we felt for most of last year. I still don't think we'll ever be part of the Icelandic community, but I've come to accept that that's more reflective of them than it is of me. It's another reason we want to get back to the US, where I feel communities can be more open to newcomers (although in your case, Medi, I can see how an all-Catholic town would be quite difficult to fit into without being a die-hard Catholic in the first place--that's discouraging). It might be just a language thing, I don't know--but even in Spain, with our few words of Spanish and big smiles, we felt more welcome than we ever have in Iceland.
Not all communities are equal... I don't like the ones that have a cold shoulder towards newcomers, especially when the new arrivals are doing their best to make connections.