Welcoming the Alien, Alienating the Resident

John Skillen, Professor of English, Director, Gordon in Orvieto
Gordon Convocations, Friday, January 16, 2009
ohn Skillen, professor of English and director of the Gordon in Orvieto program, opened the semester's convocation series: Resident Aliens: Public Life and Personal Faith. Skillen held up his official identification card, which notes his legal status as a resident alien in Italy, yet said he still relates to the alien part of it. "Even though I get calls from the mayor asking my help with his English," Skillen said, "I still feel like a stranger there as I feel the kindness and hospitality shown to strangers."

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