So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu
13 months living in China. 3 months backpacking thru Southeast Asia. 2 months staying with my family in the Philippines.

I had told people I was leaving to learn Mandarin, see where my family’s from, etc. It’s true but not entirely. I said it mostly cuz it’s easy for others to understand. But, really, I left because I didn’t know anymore what kind of life I wanted to be living, didn’t know if I liked the one I had. So I removed myself from all that I knew in search of clarity.

The result? I speak passable Mandarin and want to learn more. I saw our old family home and interviewed some of my family members. And I got a small window of clarity to help me re-learn what I enjoy, what’s important to me.

I go back to the USA today. This is the last entry in my blog. Hope to build my own website by the end of the year, but this is it for a while. It’s been real, it’s been fun. In fact, it’s been really fun.

Goodbye Home. Hello Home.