
"It's a matter of perspective man," he said to me, lighting up another cigarette and starting his walk across Broad Street. Whether you're a citizen here, or anywhere else, doesn't matter. What does matter is that you are here now."

So, this time last month I was catching an airplane across Pennsylvania, from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia; an almost embarrassingly short flight. After sitting in the Pittsburgh airport for nearly three hours I finally boarded the flight and felt my soul shudder when I noticed the six-month old child seated across from me.