Read the following excerpt from "The Four Hundred Year Old Woman" by Bharati Mukherjee and answer the following question.
I have found my way in the United States after many transit stops. The unglimpsed phantom Faridpur, and the all too real Manhattan have merged as "desh." I am an American. I am an American writer, in the American mainstream, trying to extend it.
What is the meaning of the allusion transit stops ?
train stops to visit different countries
extended periods living in various countries
a long train rides to the United States
many vacations