With every beginning, there must be an end. As the last shipment arrived from Hong Kong
to our home in Charlotte this past Friday, it seemed the right time to end this
blog.
They say that coming back is easier than leaving. Back to your old friends, familiar places
and the home you left. “Aren’t you happy
to be back?” is the question many people ask.
And we are. But we have spent so
much time and energy developing a life and a place for us in Hong Kong, it was
hard to say good bye: goodbye to Maggie and Nicholas’ schools, our expatriate
friends and neighbors, our adopted neighborhood of Wan Chai and our Bamboo
Grove. It is hard to say goodbye to such a vibrant city.
You also realize that after almost 2 years, you have changed
inside. Your friends have too, they have
had ups and downs that you only heard about on Facebook. Their lives as well as yours have moved on in
2 years. We sometimes feel in that no man’s land between not quite connected
friend and stranger.
Our choices now are based on the experiences we had over
those past 2 years. Katy and I say if we
had never gone to Hong Kong, our life, our choices and our outlook would be
different than it is today.
My sister in law Julie sent Katy a picture with the phrase
“you are not the same having seen the sunrise on the other side of the world.”
But we are back and as committed to our friends in
Charlotte, Dilworth and McDonald Ave as ever. Time to enjoy the clear air, the
changing autumn leaves. Time to reconnect.
But as Bob Hope sang, "Thanks for he memories" Hong Kong.
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