I think I finally felt it tonight. The moment of peace and harmony that people sometimes describe.
I've now been in Taiwan for one week, which is half the time of my stay.
My host family really seems to love me. And I mean that. They enjoy showing me around, making sure everything is fine, and we are beginning to laugh and joke together..
But now back to that moment of peace I was talking about.
It happened tonight at the hot springs. My host father and I went into the public hot springs, the kind I'd only seem before in Japanese video games. The springs where they separate men from women and you get naked and relax.
At first I thought it quite odd, but then I took a second to look back and realize that I'd tried a plethora of new foods, smelled countless new smells, and that this change was therefore nothing
I should worry mys
elf over.
So there I was, the only white guy surrounded by hordes of older naked asian men speaking Mandarin, completely embracing whatever the hell you might call that sort of experience. All my worries slipped away, reality seemed nonexistent, ceilings broke down and the ground fell out from under my-erm let's just say feet. I'd likely never be here again, and for a young man of my age I have to say I'm pretty happy with my life. The next time you get the chance to, look yourself in the mirror and say 'this is exactly what I need to be doing with my life right now.'
Now did you mean it? Did it feel right?
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