I’ve been everywhere, man.

In the past three months…

I traveled back and forth between Taiwan and the United States–a total distance of approximately 24,000 miles–all by myself.

I went “home” to a different state, a different church, and a different (temporary) house.  I am now officially a New York(state)er.

I visited family and friends in 5 different states and 11 different towns or cities all in about three week’s time.  I also realized how blessed I am to still have dear friends from college, from teaching jobs, from churches, from other miscellaneous stops in life, and in my family with whom I can reconnect as if no time has passed.

A Little Piece of Home

I am having a great time traveling through the States and seeing friends and family.  I feel like everywhere I go, I experience a little piece of home.  Taiwan is home now, but so are Wilmore and Lexington, New Jersey and New York, Virginia, and all the people who have been and are a significant part of my life.  If it’s true that “home is where the heart is,” then I have a lot of homes.

Here are some of the friends I’ve visited on my journeys so far.

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Don’t forget to check out more of my pictures on my Dropshots account.  (Guest password=hatch.)

On the Road Again

“The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say”
~ J.R.R. Tolkien in The Fellowship of the Ring

It’s that time again!  Time for another post about my summer travels and whereabouts.

A Whirlwind Summer & Other Thoughts

July 21, 2009

Dear Friends and Family,

It has been a whirlwind summer so far, and the excitement is just beginning.  I am less than a week away from hopping on a plane to Taiwan and heading to my new home.  My departure date is July 27, and though I have what seems to be an immeasurable list of things to do between now and then, I feel quite ready to go.

I guess this is sort of a catch-all email before I find myself with limited internet access and even more limited time during the first few weeks of this transcontinental move.