Stop
On this, my last day in China, I am full of conflicting feelings and thoughts … I’m exhuasted, excited, relieved, sad, saturated, hungry, confused, enlightened, encouraged, and humbled. I’ve been getting more and more sensitive to the little “annoyances” of this place and more and more comfortable with western food, friends, and thought processes.
In the meantime, I’ve been trying to be very careful to tie up loose ends on this side … which can be hard given the huge number of amazing people and situations I’ve encountered this year. Come tomorrow, I’ll be done … whether I’m done or not … and I feel good about it.
Then again, I’ve never really been good at conclusions.
The trip home, a thirty-six hour purgatory, should actually be a great time to just sit, reflect, rest, and reconnect. I’ll use some of the time to finish my grad school portfolio and work on some photos … but for most of it I’ll probably just stop.
Yeah. Stop.
July 29th, 2007 at 11:59 am EST
Good-bye! Take care!
July 29th, 2007 at 3:24 pm EST
did you remember me ?
yeah, long time no see. you are going home today?
hope you all well !!!!!bye bye…(hope you will back someday)
July 29th, 2007 at 4:32 pm EST
Good bye! Teacher Lance!
Can you come here again?
July 29th, 2007 at 9:48 pm EST
A year before we oriental assistants met you all Worldteach in airport of Changsha.
A year flies.
Goodbye!一路平安！
July 29th, 2007 at 11:44 pm EST
We love you very much and are praying for you during this transition time. There are many complex feelings as we know from recent experience, and it takes a long time to work through them. It will be great to hug you in person soon!
July 31st, 2007 at 6:02 pm EST
lance
have you got your home in Ohio?
all the best!
July 31st, 2007 at 10:46 pm EST
All - fyi, Lance has arrived safe and sound in the US.
August 1st, 2007 at 7:48 am EST
Lance,
We welcome you home with open arms! Safe journey!
August 1st, 2007 at 9:28 am EST
Having been there in China with you, I have an inkling of what you must feel leaving your home, students, life in China with its striking cultural differences, etc.. Whoa!!!! Time to come down off of it all and resume your life as we all know it here on American soil. Welcome back… give yourself some time to regroup! LOVE, MOM