Our family had the opportunity to take our first, official vacation this past month. We decided to travel out to Hong Kong and fully explore the sights and flavors; something we didn’t really get to do on our previous visits there.
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Parenting a toddler has been the greatest challenge in my adult life. I’ve never felt more desperate, helpless, frustrated, defeated, and utterly confused all at the same time.
Being in school for most of my 20’s, I sometimes catch myself thinking like a student. Being a former college p also helped reinforce that perspective. Whether it’s that hope of starting well at the beginning of a new semester or the failed expectations at the midpoint or the mad dash to finish the semester, it’s a perspective that’s ingrained into me.
Distance has been something I’ve observed more while living here. The distance from our home to the subway. The distance (or lack of distance) between me and the smelly passenger next to me. The distance from our bedroom to the bathroom; a trek that’s seemingly insignificant to most people, but very familiar to pregnant women.
Adjusting to a new place and culture has been interesting, for lack of a better word. Although, “interesting” is very fitting given some of the situations and people we’ve encountered.