Deja Vu and a Dose of Reality

Didn't we just rush around to get visas and passports and movers in order? Sure seems like it.

Things have kicked into high gear around here as we prepare to leave Taipei. Now that the initial surge in excitement has abated, I'm left with a little sadness. The people and the culture here definitely grow on you and before you know it they're a real part of your life - or maybe what you hope your life can be like.

So now we're left with dealing with the relocation companies and sending copies of passports and visas and all the other minutiae associated with an international move. I didn't realize how much the last move took out of me until this week when it really started up again in earnest. It's hard work! I know Amy and I are both very thankful for the enormous amount of help the company has provided through both transitions.

The movers come tomorrow. That was fast. They called today and said "When can we come see what you have to move?" When I said, "How about this afternoon?" They said, "No problem."

Then we he got here and looked over our stuff to move he asked when we wanted it packed. I said, "How about tomorrow?" He said, "No problem."

See what I mean? Life here is just - less complicated.

The good news is that we'll have most of the paperwork and literal heavy lifting done by the time I leave the island on Sunday. That will leave Amy to just relax for a few weeks while the kids finish up their semester.

So just as fast as it started back in May - it's ending. Don't get me wrong, we want and need to be at home in Pflugerville right now and that's not in doubt at all. But that doesn't mean that I won't miss the people, the food, the markets, the smiles, the nonstop questions like, "What do you think of Taiwan?", and many other things. For me, the good news is that I'll be back often and that's comforting during a time of changes once again.

See you in Texas.