Jet lagged out and trying to wrap this up. This will be the last post for a while.
Hard to believe it’s been five months in Asia, but I feel right at home again. I’m 22 now. That was the fastest year ever.
I had some long-anticipated Taco Bell (duh) and drove the car around town. The streets are so wide! And… not congested! At least until I get back to Los Angeles, of course. But it feel great.
I love and miss Hong Kong. And yet… I don’t think I’d live or work there. The wages, while good for Asia, are generally low when adjusted for the US. The housing situation is pretty rough too. And though the people there are great, they’re just on an entirely different plane when it comes to their values and thought processes. It’s a cultural barrier I don’t think I’d ever fully adapt to.
But who knows? Right now I want to get a solid grasp of the Mandarin language. I don’t think I’d ever really come close to understanding Chinese culture until I got at least that far. Maybe then I’d do a better job of explaining cultural differences and stuff to you all, but for now I’m just too much of a foreigner.
Anyways, that’s enough chatter. Thanks for reading. I might continue writing about other travels in the future, but not here. The blog was for CUHK Spring 2007, so I think I’ll leave it at that.
Bye!
