Rushed Goodbye From the GZ-Shenzhen Train

I’m on the train from GZ to Shenzhen because I missed the through-train to Kowloon and China is whizzing by as I prepare to cross the border for the last time during this journey. With my massive bags in hand and elbowing people out of the way to board the train, I’m trying to by goodbye to China. It’s a procees, as I said in am earlier post. I’m physically saying goodbye, but all of the processing and making sense of this year will take more time. We’ve spent a lot of time talking about what we’re going to miss and aside from the fruit and vegetable market a five minute walk from the apartment, I am going to miss the absurd and not always quite making sense that has seemed to make itself at home in my daily life here in China. Whether it’s a cowstick with no discernible use given as a gift or the old lady wearing the “stud time” t-shirt, life in the States will be lacking that absurd edge. Of course it’s also absurd that the Great Firewall prevents me from accessing my blog at home, but I can write this post on my mobile, browser. Oh China. So it’s goodbye for now with more to come later when I’m in Hong Kong preraping to fly out.