So there is thing that often happens to me. I tell a new person that I've met that I lived in Hong Kong for two years, and he or she invariably asks: what was that like?
I dread this question.
My mouth gets dry. I feel sick to my stomach. And I stammer out some answer that actually have very little to do with what Hong Kong was like. I've been back in the US for more than three years and I still haven't figured out a good way to answer the question. Ask me about the two weeks I spent in Peru, I can respond no problem. How did my five days in Cambodia treat me? I can rattle off a reply. But ask me to articulate the sense of a place that I came to understand over two years in just two minutes. Forget about it.
So now I'm off to spend 10 weeks in India. And I've learned my lesson. I'm keeping track of the piecemeal, fragmented way that I will come to understand what India is like. If you're interested in exploring with me, buckle up: it's bound to be a bumpy ride.
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hey cyndi!!!
ReplyDeleteYour experience with this place is surely going to be rocking. And u'll have sweet memories of it unlike well, Hong Kong. Here ppl are too keen to help the foreigners but keep ur eyes open n don't fall prey to them.
I wish you all the luck.
Suruchi
Hi! I am excited to hear about all your new adventures! There will be laughs, beauty, success, challenges, and perhaps some confusion here and there, but I am sure you will tell us about it in a way that will make us wish we were there with you.
ReplyDeleteYou will be missed!
Claudia
You're like nobody else I know when it comes to getting out there and getting around. I couldn't do it - I like comfort too much. But I am really enjoying reading your blog, and I know whatever you do, see, hear, taste and smell, you'll take it, and use it to make a difference. You're annoying like that :p
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Godspeed, keep writing and taking those photos! What a fab blog!
Kxx