One Year Later

Time flies! We're sure you already know that, but seriously, where has the time gone? One year ago, we were writing about selling all of our worldly belongings to sugar plum fairies, and now here we are, one year later. We have lived in Macau for a year, completed our first year of teaching, and have had the opportunity to travel to 8 countries in Asia. 

We have definitely learned a lot in the past year; about living in a foreign country, traveling, teaching, and more about ourselves than we ever would have imagined.  For as many benefits as there are to our living abroad, there are sacrifices as well. We miss our family and friends, are unable to attend meaningful events and holiday celebrations, and have to continually struggle with the 15 hour time difference between lives. 

It will be interesting to see what the next full year brings. To us, our New Year has magically become the beginning of a new school calender rather than the solstice calendar. We look forward to learning more about the region of the world we now call home and all the people who inhabit it.