This trip has been so touching for me. Not only were the experiences unique and unlike most things I'll ever experience in my life in America, but they also put me back in touch with a part of my culture that I really appreciate. I can see the places my mom might recognize and talk in the language she was born knowing. Nothing can really replace what that means to me.
I've made friends that my heart feels warmer knowing, and they've come into my life making me happy I can go to them for advice or a hug or a good joke. Knowing they'll understand when I say I miss the way street pancakes taste on an empty stomach or the smile that Sunny would get when we'd tell her she's the nicest person in the whole world. I know I won't forget the experiences and the way that BNU became a home to me, to us. How digget chocolate cookies, milk tea, pocky, aloe juice, green tea, herbal tea, and haw gummies became everyday parts of our food vernacular.
I should hope this blog provided a bit of a spoken window into my life in China and its effect on me :) Thanks to all. Sorry to keep you waiting.
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