I have been so obviously nostalgic these days. As of the last couple of weeks I've closed out the option of moving back to China within this year. And that's okay. I've felt more peace with this decision than when I was trying to head out there, creating deadlines for myself, pressuring myself to feel like I need to have it all together by the end of 2014. However, I do still miss that season of life.
With the weather progressively getting warmer, I am reminded of the weather in Nanchang. Early mornings here remind me of when I used to wake up early at 6am or 7am to study Chinese, walk down to the wet market for fresh produce, or buy bao zi for breakfast. The sun is warming the asphalt earlier and earlier and the smells are similar to what I used to experience in Asia. These days the rain reminds me Nanchang and the wet season and monsoon like weather too. Certain songs I listen to now take me back to my time living in Shanghai and the feels I got when I listened to them then. It's funny how I think of life in pre-China and post-China time now. That's something my sister and I discussed when came home last year. She sees life in pre-Greece and post-Greece (she lived there with her husband for two years before moving back to New York City). I wonder if my other sister, Emilie will see her life in a pre-Bahrain, post-Bahrain timeline. Heh, we Krajans sure do love adventure.
But here's to new adventures and new beginnings, new endings and books closed. I'll make it back out there sometime.
With the weather progressively getting warmer, I am reminded of the weather in Nanchang. Early mornings here remind me of when I used to wake up early at 6am or 7am to study Chinese, walk down to the wet market for fresh produce, or buy bao zi for breakfast. The sun is warming the asphalt earlier and earlier and the smells are similar to what I used to experience in Asia. These days the rain reminds me Nanchang and the wet season and monsoon like weather too. Certain songs I listen to now take me back to my time living in Shanghai and the feels I got when I listened to them then. It's funny how I think of life in pre-China and post-China time now. That's something my sister and I discussed when came home last year. She sees life in pre-Greece and post-Greece (she lived there with her husband for two years before moving back to New York City). I wonder if my other sister, Emilie will see her life in a pre-Bahrain, post-Bahrain timeline. Heh, we Krajans sure do love adventure.
But here's to new adventures and new beginnings, new endings and books closed. I'll make it back out there sometime.
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