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Maybe I should hate that I do it, but I can’t stop thinking of omens while I travel. Last time I left SFO there were more unknowns, but I clearly remember monks in the terminal on their way to Taiwan. Zen retreats, I believe. This time, I know where I’m going, how I’m getting there, and the layout of most of the terminals I’ll be going between. For some reason though, the lack of monks in SFO strikes me.

Maybe I’m just looking for an excuse to justify the heavy-heart I’m traveling with. A strange thing in its own right. Maybe because I let myself get too comfortable at home this time. Not sure. I know I’ve got to go though, I started this journey and I intend on seeing it through. I’m sure once I get into China I’ll be able to relax a bit more. I won’t have to worry about a late plane or no train tickets.

My flight leaves SFO at a bit past midnight SFO local time and arrives in Taibei about 6 AM TPE local. Flight to Hongkong at 7:40, arrive before noon. An hour for the train into Shenzhen. About 12 more hours from Shenzhen into Nanchang and then to the apt I’ll be staying in. More than a day and a half? Maybe I should have packed some sleep aids

Boarding in 15. Back in the Silicon Valley before she knows it.

Leaving for China this Wednesday. I’ll arrive in Jiangxi province on the 13th and start work late February. Setting up should be fun but there’s the issue of not knowing where I’ll be living immediately. Not too much of a worry; there’re always places to stay

There’s a bit more anxiety in going this time. I’m not exactly sure why. Maybe because I still feel like I just got home and now I’m leaving again. Maybe because this will also be the start of my first real job.

I’ll be a good and fun experience though. I’m quite sure. I’ve got places I know I want to go and people I know I need to see. Focusing on those anchors is helpful.

Four days left.

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Happy and Healthy New Year!!