We arrived in Detroit, after a very long flight from Korea, with transfers through Narita and Chicago, and a surprising upgrade to business class. Japan Airlines - this is the second upgrade John received from them. We landed on Dec. 19th, and drove up to Windsor, Ontario. Jetlag wasn't as bad this time around, and we had a nice reunion with our siblings (-inlaws), and the parents.
It's been somewhat of a cultural adjustment. That word- adjustment- I think sometimes has a negative connotation- so how about cultural 'enlightenment' - staying at beautifully painted/decorated/spacious homes, with two bull-dogs, conversing with the cutest babbling toddler nephew, shopping malls and 'stuff' neatly organized, smooth engine cars, and so much food, variety variety. All things that were not the norm in Nepal.
We love being here, mostly because we get to spend time with family, but our minds are sort of turning, trying to find crevices to hook ourselves into place. All this moving and hopping around from the east to west, from cities to suburbs to mountain life to somewhere else, is more than thrilling but at times requires a lot of spinning and processing. I guess adjustment is the right word.
But we are so thankful to be at "home", wherever that is. Thankful for family - for grandparents and parents, aunts and uncles, and cousins, and their inlaws - so warm. And friends. Old and new - friends - like family. Starting from Windsor, we begin the flights and we plunge in.
We love being here, mostly because we get to spend time with family, but our minds are sort of turning, trying to find crevices to hook ourselves into place. All this moving and hopping around from the east to west, from cities to suburbs to mountain life to somewhere else, is more than thrilling but at times requires a lot of spinning and processing. I guess adjustment is the right word.
But we are so thankful to be at "home", wherever that is. Thankful for family - for grandparents and parents, aunts and uncles, and cousins, and their inlaws - so warm. And friends. Old and new - friends - like family. Starting from Windsor, we begin the flights and we plunge in.
