On my most recent trip from US back to China, I walked out the plane with a great sense of “ahh… It is good to be home… I can’t wait to see my wife”
This feeling is a dramatic shift from how I felt just 2 years ago after landing in China.
2 years ago, landing in China meant coming to a new place that I now “have” to call home. I had left my friends, family and even Diana back in the US. Left a place that I was comfortable and familiar with for a new land of uncertainties. I was in Shanghai all alone so I can start a new job, find a new apt, find new friends and even find a place to buy groceries.
When I landed two years ago, I remember a strong sense of nervousness as emotions swelled up in me. I was no longer a tourist. I didn’t have a set date and a plane ticket to bring me home (US). For strange reasons, a tourist visa and a return plane ticket had offered a security blanket that I hadn’t realized.
I am so thankful for my last two years in this new place I now call home. Strange how fast things change in just 2 years. I am eager to introduce my son to his new home.
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