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Passing Through

Ep 17: Passing Through Thirty

Passing Through

NnekaJ

Society & Culture

51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

In episode three of the Passing Through Live show hosted by Nneka Julia, Judy shares a story about the burden of double consciousness. When you live in one place but your heart resides in another. Find more from Judy: https://www.instagram.com/judsmatuds/ & www.judynxr.com

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In the third episode of season 3, Judy shares the immigrant story, one that if you're

0:17.8

an immigrant yourself or children of immigrants that we know all too well.

0:22.3

It's about the burden of double consciousness when you live in one

0:25.5

place but your heart resides in another. I hope you all enjoy passing through 30, told

0:31.8

live by the radiant eloquent Judy.

0:36.7

I turned 31 last month.

0:42.4

This time, last year I'd

0:45.0

I'd been seeing Kevin for three months exactly.

0:49.0

We met on Okay Cupid.

0:50.0

He had a long wordy profile. By the time I reached his, I'd look through so many faces that it felt a lot more like online shopping.

0:58.0

In one photo, Kevin wore a red flannel shirt, smiling in that big gap tooth way he does, and I felt

1:05.7

a fondness for him. I usually carried out my OK Cupid swiping on my tiny Ikea lepsy,

1:11.8

cramming my body onto it so I felt hugged.

1:14.0

It was my first time living alone,

1:16.4

and though I felt bruised from a three month long relationship

1:19.4

with a narcissistic Gambian man,

1:21.4

I was recuperating. a good enough. It was a jarring experience. I took pride in my ability to please people and this

1:36.4

guy was never pleased. Kevin and I are married now. It's been confusing feeling this content when I'm used to

1:44.4

fielding possible disasters and disappointments. Money troubles mostly and

1:48.6

intensely missing my family who are all still in Swaziland,

1:52.5

particularly in my mom and my little sister, Tashi.

1:55.4

Whoa. Kevin came with me to visit my family in Swisland this past November.

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