Changes

One week ago, I traded this ...

For this...

And all of a sudden, it's like the former never existed.

Shenyang is no longer my reality.  It's as if I never lived in China, as if it's not real anymore. 

But it WAS real, IS real. And continues to BE real, regardless of where I am now living. I continue to process and reflect on how the past two years have affected and changed me.

But China is not where I am anymore.  And that's a wee bit strange.

Okay, it's a lot strange.