I left Taiwan on Thursday for London to visit some friends for the weekend before trekking to Glasgow on Sunday for the next Uncle Coopers project. It was strange to transition to a country where the language is drastically different from Chinese; I actually had trouble understanding English! I was ecstatic when the plane landed and I hopped on the tube as quickly as I could, and yes, I did "mind the gap". I'm staying with my friend, James, whom I met in a hostel in Rome three years ago, near the Kilburn station in NW London. After catching up a bit, I was really hoping to get some rest, but nope, I was wide awake by 3:30AM. The jetlag continues…
After finishing up work on Friday, I met up with Xiuxiu, a primary school friend from China who currently lives in London. This was such a treat because we've only seen each other three times in the last 18 years. It's still like two 4th graders hanging out, except our conversations are more grownup now (sorta). After hours of catching up, we window-shopped around Covent Garden, which was very busy on a Friday night, then had dinner in Chinatown. Chinatown is still festively decorated for the Chinese New Year and being there helped me get through my Taiwan withdrawal.
I'm feeling homesick, but not quite ready to leave…such issues. I also wish I could get some quality sleep.
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