The USA

We're back! Back back, not just back in Taiwan. It feels so good, but also incredibly strange at the same time. It's cold, which is exciting, but... cold. The flight from Taipei to LA was terrifyingly turbulent (to me at least, no one else seemed to be bothered), but the flight from LA to Denver was nice and non-bumpy. It was so awesome to see both our families waiting for us at the airport. Feels good to be with family again.

Today I realized I didn't have shoes other than flip flops, so Mom and I went to Kohl's and I got really weirded out hearing the English all around. And the smiles! Everyone seems so nice here compared to the stoic Taiwanese on the MRT. They smile too, but you have to break through that wall. Then we went to the grocery store which blew my mind. I stared at the 50 types of yogurt in a daze, walked past odd packaged snack foods like vanilla oreo snack pack thingies, and really had to pull myself away from the bakery, where I stared at giant sheet cakes for too long.

So great to be back, but it's going to take some adjusting. Very odd. Very good but also odd.