Letting go of a dream ain't easy.

"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go." (Rumi)

When I arrived in the USA, I had no specific dream. My life felt like a blank canvas, waiting to be painted in bold, vibrant colors, which would satisfy my soul.

I stepped onto this new soil with my Shoshin tattoo on my right foot, a constant reminder to embrace a beginner’s mind. And in a new country - with its own culture, a version of English that doe…