Life is a Story of Reciprocity

Being back in the Singapor airport is defintely a odd feeling. The airport hasn't change one bit, from the 24hr burger kings and the Adidas and Nike stores, all accompanied with the hustle and bustle of airport passengers. I have already had Subway and Starbucks, my taste buddy Gregory is writhing in pleasure of familiar tastes, while my stomache looks up at me asking where the noodles and rice are. I miss the food already, I miss the people already, it's unfortunate. I think about future trips to the Village of Nehas Liah Bing for students and individuals alike, and I can't imagine their experience anything like mine. Maybe it is simply Paul Glantz wishful thinking, but the we created such strong relationships with the villagers and PM's in Nehas Liah Bing that I can't imagine another group coming in and doing the same. While I truly wish every individual in the world could experience the friendship and community and love that comes from interacting with the Wehea Dayak of Nehas Liah Bing, I also secretly have this selfish feeling that this had to be something unique, something that no matter what probibility or repetition says, these deep connections won't come to fluition like the did for us. But I am excited to be coming home, I am the luckiest guy in the world, I have a nine hour layover in of all places San Francisco, so I will get to kiss and hug my four lovely parents (my three others are unfortunately still in Nehas Liah Bing), get to hold my precious neice who can't even comprehend yet how much I truly love her, and of course my sister who means the world to me, her beauty and strength impresses me more and more everyday. I know some Yay area friends are home, I hope you guys can come give me a hug before I head back to Seattle for a week to complete my research papers and policy breifs and tests etc. And for my Seattlites, I cannot wait to celebrate the gloom with my Wehean skin (no need to be jealous). My travels are far from an end, they have affected me in ways that the ripples the created in my life won't show themselves for years to come. I have oodles of decisions to make, oodles to learn and oodles to love. I will continue to post on this blog, because I will have so many lessons and stories that are continually coming to me, and I want to be able to share that because life is a story of reciprocity, and to best understand who we are and what we are living for is through learning together. We all have lessons to teach, and the capability to learn and suprise ourselves.