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Hi all! I'm a Phd Candidate in anthropology, studying the physical effects of stress in childhood and stress involved in living as a recent immigrant in the US.
I'm also a cellist and a (bad) gardener. I use R for my statistical and graphic purposes.
Je parle français et/y hablo español
Nice to meet you all!
Salut, ravi de faire ta connaissance !
If it can help, as a non-recent US immigrant (>6 years), I'd say the first years were actually less stressful. In part because Obama was still president, but also because politically I didn't know as much about the USA as I do know.
Additionally, I'm soon going to reach the term of my work visa after the last renewal process and I'm not sure I'll get the permanent residence granted, so the uncertainty about my future is also a source of stress right now.
If it can help, as a non-recent US immigrant (>6 years), I'd say the first years were actually less stressful. In part because Obama was still president, but also because politically I didn't know as much about the USA as I do know.
Additionally, I'm soon going to reach the term of my work visa after the last renewal process and I'm not sure I'll get the permanent residence granted, so the uncertainty about my future is also a source of stress right now.
@hypolite Salut! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! That definitely makes sense. I have been speaking with people who immigrated to the US for the past 1.5 years and when the election was really ramping up, conversations about life in general definitely changed.
The new admin definitely increased my stress level, and I'm a rich rich dude, so I can't even imagine what it must be like for minorities.
