I'm Ready for Family I Think....

Last night I had a dream. Nothing inspirational, but it did include both of my parents, my best friend from home, and several cousins at odd intervals playing supporting roles. The dream itself was very confusing because throughout the whole thing I think I hit several different continents while traveling on a bus and then ended in me watching a high school basketball game waiting out a blizzard outside. Now I'm no Freud, but I can interpret a little bit of it: I miss my family and friends. The bus, blizzard and basketball are all still confusing to me, but I understand why I was ferociously hugging my mother when she walked into the gym.

I still like what I'm doing in Taiwan and am happy living and working here, but I am starting to miss the people from home. I don't dwell too much upon it during the day, because realistically there is nothing to be done about it except skype with them more perhaps, but it is apparently manifesting in my thoughts at night.

My outlook on the family and friends situation would be much more bleak if it weren't for two things:

1. Nice spring weather is upon us in Taiwan. Yesterday we scootered around town and I was wearing my sunglasses, a t-shirt, and had my jeans rolled up. It was great and I forgot how much 75 and sunny can really make you happy.

2. Debbie and Virgil land in Taipei in 31 days. To say I'm excited is a terrible understatement.

I can imagine my weird family dreams will continue but at least I will be able to hug my mom in real life in a little over a month. With all of the things going on at school during that month, I think it will be here before I even have a chance to really think about it. Or at least while I'm awake.