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Ask me where I’m from, and I’ll say: “I’m originally from Michigan, but I live in Italy now and am moving to Canada next.” In a column on American hometowns, that answer hardly sounds American. But that’s the reality of American military spouses the world over. We define “hometown” in a myriad of ways.
Alyssa Blakemore is a freelance writer currently based in northern Italy. She covers travel, history, culture, with a dash of foreign policy.
