On the road, 24 hours of driving so far, 12 to go. Broken up into 8 and 4- with an overnight tonight in weird little Harrisonburg Virginia, green and humid and folksy. Screenplay material there: a Mennonite community, but also more than 2000 refugees have resettled there.
"The city has become a bastion of ethnic and linguistic diversity in recent years. Over 1,900 refugees have been settled in Harrisonburg since 2002. As of 2014, Hispanics or Latinos of any race comprise 19% of the city's population. Harrisonburg City Public Schools (HCPS) students speak 55 languages in addition to English, with Spanish, Arabic, and Kurdish being the most common languages spoken. Over one-third of HCPS students are English as a second language (ESL) learners. Language learning software company Rosetta Stone was founded in Harrisonburg in 1992, and the multilingual "Welcome Your Neighbors" yard sign originated in Harrisonburg in 2016."
So much time to think while driving. It's usually good clear thinking for me too, not ruminating. After I process it all, I'm sure there will be more words here.
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