The Transcultural Discourse of Affect in Philosophical Inquiry

I came to the United States for the first time a little over ten years ago. I was 26 years old, had never lived outside of my country (Portugal) and, though I did speak English somewhat fluently, it was not my first language. Since the reason for my trip to the United States was to attend a Philosophy for Children seminar, I was almost immediately immersed in the practice, which ended up constituting my very first experience with the local cultural and linguistic context.