it's funny the mixed reviews i get when people find out that i am going to china.
reaction #1: that is so AWESOME!
(approximately 85% of all reactions)
reaction #2: that's great but, umm, have you been to china before?
(approximately 10% of all reactions)
reaction #3: what are you thinking?
(approximately 5% of all reactions)
so, mostly positive. somewhere in reaction type three is the reaction i got from my dad. he tried to be positive but his exact words were "if there is ever a pandemic, china is the worst place you could positively be." i love that guy.
but i am going. everyday it sinks in a little bit more as being real but i'm still waiting for the full impact of this decision. two years in china. two years!! this is my step one for me becoming an international citizen. i think it'll start really sinking in when i get all the info about my school, my subject, my flight information. it's less than four months away! that is totally bonkers. that is no time. a few weeks in kelowna, a few weeks in nova scotia, a few days in saskatoon, a visit with my baba, and i'm gone.
i am actually so excited i can't even stand it!
remember how i wrote a while ago about the hero's journey? i got stuck around step 5, crossing the threshold. but i think here it is. i'm leaving my ordinary world and entering a new one! and i shall return one day (in 2+ years!) with the elixir. that's the read i'm getting on it right now. i'll keep you posted.
love, once again,
your hero
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