What My Danish Step-Daughters Ask Me About Life in the U.S.

America tested through their childhood eyes

Anastasia Frugaard
ILLUMINATION
Published in
5 min readAug 12, 2021

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Two years ago, my two pre-teenage step-daughters left their home in Denmark and moved to the U.S., high on American sitcoms and craving an adventure. Since then, they’ve changed cities, neighborhoods, and schools. They’ve lived through COVID-19 and Zoom classes. They’ve outgrown Friends and…

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