The Bulgarian janitor says, "Americans love to travel, can't stay living in one place."
This is his third summer in Talkeetna. Because the Americans he's known are seasonal workers, he thinks all of us are Cher in Mermaids. "Death is: dwelling on the past, or staying in one place too long." Sitting in the bathtub with a drink, closing our eyes and pointing a soapy finger to a map to decide where we're running to next.
If foreigners see us all as Cher in Mermaids, I'm okay with that. There are worse people we could be.
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