The Real Benefit of Being an Immigrant That Many People Miss

Start by not calling yourself an expat.

Taru Anniina Liikanen

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Photo by Nitish Meena on Unsplash

There was a Facebook post by a Finnish influencer/blogger a couple of years ago that made my skin itch. She had moved to Australia and posted about how shocked she was to discover that nobody was racist toward her, as an immigrant.

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Taru Anniina Liikanen

Stand-up comedian and recovering political ghostwriter. Finnish by birth, porteña at heart. Bad jokes frequent.