I believe that one can never leave home. I believe that one carries the shadows, the dreams, the fears and dragons of home under one’s skin, at the extreme corners of one’s eyes, and possibly in the gristle of the earlobe. (Maya Angelou, 2014: 5)

A Word about Part 2

This section of the book contains a brief explanation of the major motivations and characteristics of participants, followed by a few example stories and discussion for each category. Although the participants have been placed under particular categories, migration is complex, and rarely does one category (e.g. reason for migrating) characterize an entire experience. Thus, these categories are designed to highlight the main similarities between stories; readers must keep in mind that each individual has undergone a vastly different experience with complex and overlapping reasons for (trans) migrating.