So I am thinking about leaving and this thought of stepping out again, of becoming uncomfortable again in my surroundings makes me giddy with excitement. I want to feel the anxiety of travel, to be dirty and exhausted from a long day's trek, to meet people everyday that are completely different than myself and that makes us laugh because we also cannot communicate our differences. I want to be in a place that has thousands of years of history and of spiritual insight. I want change. That beautiful interaction when a foreigner steps onto soil that is so unfamiliar that all she can do is say take in a deep breath and smile, because she has arrived. She has taken one more step in her journey and for that day, all she will do is smile.
Being in such a foreign land, whether it will be Japan or Taiwan, change will be inevitable and that change is what keeps my heart beating. It is as true as it is cheesy. My pulse has slowed down in San Diego because I am so comfortable, but I know that this place is maybe where one day I will be able to settle down. But for now, let me jump and see where I land and I will tell you along the way, how the journey is coming along.