The China adventure is well and truly over and we are slowly, very slowly returning to normality. The other day we watched the video mum took while she visited us in Shanghai and Wuxi and it already feels like our time in China was a distant memory.
I cannot immediately remember what it felt like to walk down broken tiled sidewalks, the light smell of smoke in the air or the constant noise, traffic and general feeling of being inside a beehive.
We have been slowly getting into job hunting(I say slowly as slowly refers to me, Courtney's been right in there and active!) and well, it kinda stinks. God only knows what I will end up doing next, and to tell you the truth it's a little scary.
Things are getting back on track, but our already dwindling savings are dwindling further until a steady source of income comes back in.
It's difficult living on the cheap here as even the smallest things feel expensive having come from a country where pretty much everything was cheap. My stomach has been having trouble adapting back to western food though - back to regular meat, breads and the like...
The weather has been up and down, yesterday actually humid. Having come from almost 5 straight months of humidity it was not overly wanted.
Regarding this blog, we'll likely be making a final post in the coming days to kind of wrap it all up. There is no point continuing it in this capacity as it was specifically for us to journal our way around China. It has been a fun experience and a great outlet to both vent and get in some writing practice, a past time that I in particular really enjoy.
What comes next? Who knows, but I am sure it will seem all the more duller now that we're back in a country where things are mostly predictable and the people on the whole, far less colourful. Sure Australia has it's own mix of characters and unpredictability, but it seriously can't compare to some of the things found in China. I really miss the randomness we experienced over there, how each day would bring something completely new and unexpected. But all in all, it is nice to be home.
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Nice having you home. It's exciting, your lives are a clean slate so anything is possible in regard to jobs and location. Not everyone has that opportunity.
You will always have a soft spot in your hearts for China and I think Mr Pan will always be a friend.
Love you guys and so proud of you, what you have achieved.
I am going to miss this blog big time!! xx
Ditto Jann. They have done us both proud.
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