I learned a lot in China. Apart from learning about China Geologically, I must of learned more about myself.
It doesn't seem strange to be home, but I do feel different. I feel much more confident.
I have been home almost two weeks. Immediately, I went back to my normal everyday routine. I play the cello every chance I get, I eat dinner with the family, I draw and i read. Occasionally, I tell stories about What I had done or experienced in china to who ever wants to know.
One thing I worried about in China was my family. I always wondered what was happening back home while I was sleeping. I was even worried about my dad.
He drives a large red Hauling truck for a living.
I prayed every night for him to return home safely after his long journeys our of state.
He never new (or may never know) how much I really worried.
His next trip is on the way to North Dakota. We passed through Idaho yesterday and now we are passing through Montana. The beauty is extraordinary. These tiny farms are so simple and peaceful looking. Every once in a while, my dad would tell me "now this is where we should live" and I would reply back and say "Ya, its really pretty here."
I don't talk to him very much, or to anyone. I just listen most of the time and sometimes he will ask me questions about what I think.
I'm sure he feels like he is talking to a wall, but I'm a good listener and that mus be why I might make a good journalist.
NEXT DAY
Yesterday, after finding out we would have to stay overnight in Montana, we explored the small town and the little street with nice little stores that sold nice little things. My dad seems to like small towns.
PRESENT DAY.
We finally arrived in North Dakota this morning around 8:00.
The dirt is lobster red and my dad says we are out in the boonies.
That's just his opinion.
Sure, there are no mountains, barely anyone lives here and it seems like it would be hard to grow livestock.
If I lived here, what would I do for entertainment? Where would I go to explore and could it ever be home?
To many of these people, it seems like it could.
In 3r movie of "lion king", the baboon says Timone"look beyond what you see,: so, he does. He finds himself in a completely different world. Unlike living underground in the middle of no where, it was paradise for Timone. But if you looked as far as you could in North Dakota, you could see so far, you might realize how much land can actually be explored, how much there really is before the beyond part.
But that's just my opinion.
So, we are on our way back. We will pick another load up in Wyoming.
