Retro-culture shock

I half-expected this: I’m feeling rather sad.

Being back in Hawaii and eating the foods I’ve craved has been nice – I’ve eaten Burger King, Subway, and Boston’s Pizza – but there are a number of other things that are weighing on my heart.

I feel sad about leaving China and the friendships I’ve built there. I’ll miss my classmates. I’m in Hawaii without my wife. There’s a lot of turmoil in my church. I don’t have a job or a home, or even a solid plan for what comes after next month.

And even though Hawaii is the closest thing I have to home (not counting time spent in Korea and China, it’s nine years), I’ll be leaving it permanently in a week, and don’t know if or when I’ll see it again.

So, yeah, I’m sad.