Hello friends. Day 24 in China and I am feeling a bit burned out today.
I actually woke up today and started researching flights to go back to Taiwan a few days sooner. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), I couldn't get through to the airline agent and wasn't even able to inquire about flight changes. Maybe it's a sign to just tough out the last 4 days.
I know what you're thinking. It's just four days. Just deal with it, right? But, I feel like I've done what I came here to do. And that was, as my dad put it, to plant seeds. I've networked, I've met new people, I've emailed a million contacts (and contacts of contacts), and I've kissed people's asses along the way. Now, I just have to wait, and follow up, and hopefully, these seeds will bloom and a job will follow in the upcoming weeks/months.
Truth be told, I'm tired. Exhausted, really. I'm ready to head back to Taiwan and recharge my batteries, in my own home, in my own bed, and in a city that has strangely enough become my place of comfort. I miss my boy. I miss my friends. I miss my couch. I miss my coffee shops. And I miss the order and peace that exists in Taiwan (that does not really exist here in Shanghai). Friday can't come soon enough.
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