Back in the United States

Hi everyone,

As most of these endeavors tend to do, this blog wasn't updated quite as regularly as it might have been. But I hope that everyone who read it was able to get a sense of how I lived my life in Taiwan, and indeed how I feel about the island itself, as a home and a nation. I have gained a lot: friends, personal growth, a better understanding of Chinese, and an improved ability to relate to people of all stripes.

But it seems to make sense to retire this blog for the time being, seeing that I am not returning to Taiwan or Asia for the foreseeable future. Of course, I won't rule out restarting A Push-button Sea in some form when I go back, as I'm sure I will. Especially now that I can speak Chinese, I'm going to want to use it, and more than that I have a lot of friends in Taiwan that I don't want to forget about. But for now, I am going to focus on some new things, which for the next year and a half means economics. I want to make the best use of the last year that I have left at Swarthmore College.

So, thanks again to everyone who read this blog, and if you want to keep up with what's going on in my life you can email or Facebook me, like always. I might even start another blog. If so, I'll let you know!