“Do you feel like you are home?” A friend asked me that at lunch the other day. The weird thing was, I had just been thinking that on my way to the restaurant. Even though I had just left California, I did feel like I was home. For me, living here can be isolating at times. Being home and visiting my family friends, I was reminded of just how lucky I am. I have such great people in my life surrounding me. We can just hang out and do nothing because we are just enjoying each other’s company. We laugh…
Month: July 2011
Mi Corazón
Dear California, I feel like a schoolgirl because I am crushing on you so hard right now. I don’t know if you have heard, but I am currently living in China. Please don’t get jealous because really, China has nothing on you. Sure it has The Great Wall, pandas, and Hong Kong. It also has skyscrapers for days and a pretty efficient public transportation system, but whom am I kidding? California, you have my heart. Obviously, you are pretty busy with the Royals visiting, and the mess that Arnold made of his marriage. I can’t kid myself into thinking that…
How’s the Food?
Being home is wonderful. This morning, I got into my mom and dad’s comfy bed while my mom was fixing her hair; we were chatting about all sorts of stuff and there was this great breeze coming in the window. I thought this is one of those great, small moments that I will fall back on when I am feeling homesick. I am not going to lie. Last year was incredibly difficult at times. Sometimes, I just got through the day, barely, only to get up and start all over again in a foreign land. Many times, it was a…
Up in the Air
I am always amazed by clouds because these fleeting forms can be so visually stunning. I begin to think about the water cycle and how we (meaning the human race) only use about 1% of the 3% of the fresh water that’s in the world or some small amount. We are drinking the same water the dinosaurs did type thing. That’s amazing. And there I was, flying through these beautiful masses of water particles in the air, heading home to homemade cookies and cakes. Simply incredible.
traveling with claire 