Down with the Homesickness (ooh ah ah ah ah)
Well, helloooo, my people, Long time no chat. Sorry and thank you to those people who have been asking where my blog has been. The truth is, it has been unwritten until now; my apologies, kids! The humidity and I are still bebopping alongside each other during this wildly hot Hong Kong summer. Since my first post back in August, I have been settling into my new home at Morningside College. It turns out “settling in” to a new place/job/country after barely being allowed to leave the state of Vermont for two years is a little bit (a lotta bit) hard. I will fully admit to spending the better part of the last month coping with culture shock and homesickness. Those aren’t terms that I’ll leave up for interpretation because I’m learning that culture shock manifests itself in so many different ways for so many different people. To be clear, I am having an amazing time in Hong Kong. I am constantly learning new things about myself, the place, and the people around me; this doesn’t g...