WELCOME!

Welcome to "Comparing The Contrast" -  a series of articles about all the things you discover when you take the leap to live outside of your home country. If you're from the US, living abroad - this is for you. If you're curious to hear the perspective of an American living outside the US - this is for you. If you're none of the above...it's still for you!

I'm your host - Norman Vladimir Smith - musician, singer, songwriter, voice actor, writer, copyeditor, and deciduous tree lover. I’m also a black, gay, millennial, cis gendered, city-living, farm-raised, college-educated, US citizen living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  

Come along on this journey with me!