home at last
Just came back from the first pub nite of the semester... and still recovering from the shock one feels when returning from time abroad. The people at and culture of Swat is far from what I found in Hong Kong. and I've got to admit that I missed it. It's only been about a week since I've returned to the U.S., and things have been moving so quickly. It's so strange returning to a place that's exactly the same as when I left it -- it feels as if I just dreamt the whole thing up.
I miss a lot of things from Hong Kong, but I can't say I'm sad to be back. It's really weird -- I've been overwhelmed with so many familiar (and unfamiliar) faces and my new classes that I haven't really thought about HK. I suppose it's better than feeling detached, but that really makes it feel like HK never happened. Hm.
More thoughts later... It's going to be hard to find time to blog now that I'm back at Swat, but I'm determined to post a few more entries about my travels and my last two weeks in HK after my program ended. And of course, reflecting on the trip now that I'm back. Until then...
posted by heidi @ 2:22 PM
2 Comments:
OMG
I understand the culture shock of coming back from East Asian back to the States...
I also completely understand the stagnant feeling you get here in the States, the feeling that your surrounding doesn't change, only you do..
For me All of my family is in Korea...
So whenever I go there my cousins have gotten taller, older, the really young ones dont even remember me, aunts and uncles have new kids, cousins get into high school, some move on to college, families move into new houses, etc... there is a void everytime I go back and I strive to fill the time that I missed because I wasnt there...
I guess the dynamic is different for me because of my family, but it seems like because Im not in Korea too often, time moves faster over there, and I miss out on so much...
while here in the States it feels like im just doing the same thing over and over again without much change, hitting the proverbial wall with my head over and over again...
Word, concurence with jun on the surroundings not changing, only you do.
Well your back in the states, so your familiar with everything! So it's different where you go off to carajo land and far off places.
But WELCOME BACK!
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