A New Plan (for now)

Sorry I haven't updated my blog in a while.  The longer I live in a new country the more normal everything seems.  The things that once surprised me I no longer take notice of and care.  I've developed new habits and ideas to help me live and blend into a new society.  My driving has gone absolutely crazy... I catch myself growing impatient at every red light, often running them on my scooter.  Food is no longer a novelty, to the point that I'm sick of eating a lot of the Taiwanese food. This can be partly due to the fact that I live in a podunk town with limited chocies, but still...  Surfing has become so much a part of my routine that I periodically have to remind myself that I'm a very lucky person for having such an awesome lifestyle.  Another thing that has become a part of my routine is working less than twenty hours a week.  At first, I used to think that I had too much time on my hands, but now I'm used to working so little that it feels like I work too much.  (Does that make sense?)  Anyway, after living in Taiwan for about a year, I've adapted quite well and it feels like daily life, so even though there's still so much I have to write about, I have trouble sitting down and writing.  So I apologize. 

For those of you who are curious about what I plan to do in the next few months, here's a tentative update.  In October, it will be exactly one year since I arrived in Taiwan.  Six months ago, I seriously saw myself staying for a long time... maybe even years.  However, I miss my family and friends back home too much and am not yet ready to leave home for so long.  I've decided that since I'm still young, (at least, I tell myself everyday) I still have the motivation to go back to school.  Since California has that awesome law where I can go to school as a resident for as long as I want since I grew up there, I want to take advantage of it and go back to school for a little while.  Then maybe move back to Taiwan... or another country, who knows.  So my tentative plan is that I will be back in California sometime in January.  But before that I have to advantage of the fact that I'm still in Asia! So at the end of October, I will leave Taiwan, spend a few weeks in Indonesia, then go to Singapore for a few days, maybe Malaysia for a few days, then spend six weeks in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.  I am ecstatic!  I promise there will be a lot more posting once I hit the road with my backpack again.