love the wang

it’s been a week since i’ve been back from vietnam/taiwan. and as people ask me how “it” was, it almost seems like they expect me to regurgitate all my emotions and revelations in one breath. is it life-changing? of course. but so is every other trip i’ve taken that’s allowed me to realize that life is lived in more ways than one. and i can’t tell anyone how it feels or what’s changed without them actually going out there and experiencing it themselves. and even then, we don’t change or experience things in the same way.

so yes. i feel great. it was amazing and rewarding and miserable all at the same time. and i would do it again in a heartbeat (we’re already making plans for the next trip) and i recommend EVERYONE try it at least once in their life: Habitat for Humanity Global Village 

and yes, louis vuitton was right: the journey is life itself. (btw, GREAT video campaign, but then again, it IS LV.)

so now, it’s back to everyday life and the things that i didn’t realize i would miss so much until they were out of reach:

-pizza (esp. the cheap little trader joe’s ones that take like 2 mins in the microwave)

-carne asada tacos

-my dog (of course)

-a toilet that flushes

-MY shower (MINE. ALL MINE.)

-TIVO

-sunday football

things that i will miss from asia:

-funny (but good!) flavored doritos (cockle flavored anyone?)

-pho, noodles, whatever you call it: long starchy strands of gluten & flour in various broths (preferable served on a folding table with a wobbly stool.)

-dragonfruits, li-chis, sweetsops and really really frickin good pineapples

-being at one (and victim to) mother nature

-never knowing that will happen that day