DEPARTED FROM
Dhaka, Bangladesh

ARRIVED IN
Los Angeles, California

YEAR
1993

AGE
17

NOW LIVES IN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

COLLECTED BY

It's A Day To Keep The Glasses On
It’s been many years, but
I haven’t forgotten the two bags,
23 kg each, with dimensions of
90cm x 75cm x 43cm,
including the handle, pockets and wheels.
What I don’t remember are the
minute choices that decided
what parts of a young life
to pack into those bags
and what to discard on a
one-way ticket out of home.
What if I forgot to pack the essentials
all those years ago?

Mir Elias (2012)