“Exiles always travel light”

Having just spent a few months in Britain, I was really moved to read an article about exile by Costica Bradatan in the New York Times: "Uprooting is a devastating blow because you have to separate yourself overnight from something that, for as long as you can remember, has been an important part of your identity. In a sense, you are your culture, customs, language, country, your family, your lovers"