Missing the Tropics
It has been almost a month since I went back home. Came back to Hanoi and its chilly weather. Technically, it is not that cold but my tropical soul just could not take it. I promised myself to work out and sweat but how could I move when its 15 degrees outside. I know that is not the coldest but the bed has a strong gravitational pull. Instead, I end up sleeping or lying in bed until lunchtime. Not only am I missing the warm weather, but I am also missing the familiar faces. They have helped me forget overthinking even just a bit. I have been so alone for two years, and alone means I can be with people but never fully be with them. My mind is just in another dimension. And when I saw my friends, reconnected with them, it made me feel human again. I miss the beach too. I miss everything on the island. But life happened and I do not think I would be staying on the island forever as well. Cebu is home but the country and its economic/political and social conditions are things I wo