If you've noticed an unusual amount of headache free days over the past two weeks, you might have attributed it to any number of things. Weather. Change in diet. Better sleep. But the truth is that you're improved mental state of late can only be attributed to one thing: a lack of reading material created by me. *Tee hee*
So why the silence? Well if you are not subjected to my madness on a day to day level, then you might not know that I've been away visiting my sister (who teaches English) ... in China =) I have been outside of the continental United States before, but both times it has been for beaches and barstools. That made this trip to China, my first trip abroad with a real cultural focus - which was exciting, overwhelming, and ultimately life changing.
I don't think that even someone of my verbosity can find the words to describe my experience. Those of you who are seasoned veterans to world travel might share a smile at the noobcake Stub. But to be in China. A country with such an incredible history. A country with a rich culture and the world's largest population. A country which is arguably the world fastest growing player on the international stage. A country with a language and government vastly different from anything I've ever known.
And a country with one... big... wall. You might even call it great. And it would still be an understatement.
There are a whole lot of thoughts that I've returned to the States with regarding my trip, some of them I'll likely share in this space, some of them might inspire the creation of an entirely new blog (arent you lucky) ;-) But we'll see how that plays out.
But a few things I can say for sure. I have every intention of making a return trip to China. My perspective on this world has been thrown on its head. And your two weeks of Stub free living are over. You knew it couldnt last forever =)
More thoughts (and pictures) to come.
So why the silence? Well if you are not subjected to my madness on a day to day level, then you might not know that I've been away visiting my sister (who teaches English) ... in China =) I have been outside of the continental United States before, but both times it has been for beaches and barstools. That made this trip to China, my first trip abroad with a real cultural focus - which was exciting, overwhelming, and ultimately life changing.
I don't think that even someone of my verbosity can find the words to describe my experience. Those of you who are seasoned veterans to world travel might share a smile at the noobcake Stub. But to be in China. A country with such an incredible history. A country with a rich culture and the world's largest population. A country which is arguably the world fastest growing player on the international stage. A country with a language and government vastly different from anything I've ever known.
And a country with one... big... wall. You might even call it great. And it would still be an understatement.
There are a whole lot of thoughts that I've returned to the States with regarding my trip, some of them I'll likely share in this space, some of them might inspire the creation of an entirely new blog (arent you lucky) ;-) But we'll see how that plays out.
But a few things I can say for sure. I have every intention of making a return trip to China. My perspective on this world has been thrown on its head. And your two weeks of Stub free living are over. You knew it couldnt last forever =)
More thoughts (and pictures) to come.
Welcome back! Missed your wisdom ... sounds like you had an amazing trip. Really looking forward to hearing more.