graceful | Resident Alien -- Being Dutch in America Resident Alien — Being Dutch in America Emigration, Immigration, Culture Shock, Assimilation? Skip to content Home About Books Bridge Bottoms Creative Writing Dreams Education Emigration / Immigration Film History Homeless Humor Letters Lists Music Rhymey-Whymey Stuff Serie-ous Tasty Totally Underrated Translating and Proofreading Tag Archives: graceful Graceful I Am Not! Posted on October 1, 2016 | 12 comments Today’s writing prompt is Graceful. Ha-ha-ha! If there’s ever a word that describes what I am not most completely, it’s graceful. I’m the epitome of the proverbial bull in a china shop. More like a stumbling drunk bull in the British Museum’s Asia section. Watch out folks, here she comes. Hide your valuables! Continue reading → Share me with your friends! 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