Oh, man! I fell asleep yesterday before I could post, and then I forgot to post an item in my series on Friday, and now, holy crap, we leave tomorrow.
So. Most of our stuff is packed - what remains is to pack today’s clothing tomorrow morning, and make sure all of our bags squeeze in under the weight limit. I’ve tried my best to be ruthless, but we’ve accumulated some things, lots of it gifts or souveniers that I can’t bring myself to leave behind. We’re going to have to ship a few boxes, but only two, and we might be able to get it down to one.
Tomorrow, we have to return our internet modem thingie, drop off a few things for people at the kindy, take the boxes to the post office to send home, and be ready to go at 11:00am. We’ve got a cab coming to take us to the airport, and we leave then around 6pm. In 24 hours, we’ll be in the air, on our way home.
Things I Can Do In The US That I Can’t Do In Taiwan:
- See spring coming, in the form of longer days. For six months, the sun has set between 5:30 and 7:00pm. It’s strange and unnerving, and it almost feels like natures trying to play some sort of practical joke. The visuals just don’t match up with the calendar and the smells in the air, not to mention the teasing bits of warmth.
- Drive from point A to point B without the need to put my hair back so it doesn’t get all tangled as it whips around in the open air atop a scooter. Don’t get me wrong - I have loved driving a scooter. But I’m excited to drive a car again.
- Drink tap water without worrying that I might get some strange stomach bug that’ll put me in the hospital.
March 3, 2008 at 4:17 am
Yay! You’re almost home!!
March 3, 2008 at 8:39 am
On your way home! Congrats
I’ll bet you’ll be happy to be back in Kansas!