I've been back for almost 3 weeks now, and have been doing a bit of reflecting. These four months of traveling have been great, and I do not regret my decision at all for taking time off to go off on this adventure, before I buckled down into the 9 to 5 routine. I loved traveling, but more than anything, it made me realize how much I really miss home and my family and friends. I guess you can say that I had to go to the other end of the world just to realize how much I miss home.
Things I've missed:
*family
*friends
*mom's cooking
*not having to use a squatting toilet
*not having to bring toilet paper to the bathroom
*my own bed
*fresh air
*all-u-can-eat sushi buffet
*not having to live out of a suitcase
*not having to sanitize my hands 10 times a day, minimum
*drinking water out of the tap
*my hockey
*playing volleyball
Things that have changed while I was away:
* the tax is suddenly 13%
* Family Day (stat holiday) have been added in February
* massive amount of snow fall (2nd worst in history?)
* the interest incurring on my OSAP loan =(
* Brampton Civic Hospital getting negative publicity =(
Rather than being shortened, this trip just made my "Places to visit" list longer. Future trips (shorter trips, of course):
* East and west coast (Canada)
* the States (NYC, California, Florida)
* Japan
* Korea
* Taiwan
* Bali
* Australia (Tasmania, Great Barrier Reef, & New Zealand although it's not in Australia)
* Europe
* Egypt
* Mauritius
* Tibet
* Peru
But it'll probably be a while till I embark on another adventure. But that's alright. I'm content with being home. In the words of Dorothy, "There's no place like home".
