1月25日
Permanently in Shanghai!
We landed in Shanghai last week. It was so crazy getting ready for this move, that there was little time to soak it all in. There was little time to say a proper goodbye to friends, family, co-workers...to Seattle, the states...In the midst of a terrible winter with ice, snow and power outages, we made the move, much like ripping a bandaid off quickly so the pain is quick, sharp and over in a flash. Every step of this move was close to near catastrophe, yet somehow it all came together. Now I could take it as a sign that coming to China was our destiny, that it was meant to be. Yet, I really see it as pure determination on our parts. Nothing was going to get in the way -- we had dreamed of the moment for months. Our will was stronger than the snow! Now to find a permanent home, unpack our life and start anew...