Leaving for Boston via Tokyo then San Francisco tomorrow morning, which means that tomorrow, I'll be saying goodbye to my blissful two-weeks off of work. Don't actually know when I'll have such a carefree stretch of time off again. Perhaps not for months, or even years. We'll see.
So I bid adieu tonight to Taiwan. To street vendor food at every corner (beef balls, salty fried chicken, freshly steamed bread, etc., etc.), 7-11's that can do anything you need it to, from bill paying to DVD pick-ups to child rearing, to grandparents, aunts, family friends, parents, and brother. Goodbye to mountain climbing, endless shopping and ridiculously cute things, to living among the mentally challenged and smelly dogs who love me. Goodbye to small cars and reckless driving, to waking up late, and not exercising mind, body, or soul. To baseball games in the morning, Korean Grey's Anatomy ripoff at 10pm, and snacks all day long. To people who look like me and also speak Mandarin with a Taiwanese accent. To being a tourist and discovering rural poverty in my own country, and to so much more I can't remember right now. I hope I can see all of you again soon. For the time being, I'm off to the Commonwealth.
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