The great leap forward!

I think I'm going to China! Back to the motherland! Cina really balik Cina!

All I can say right now is that the feeling of anxiety and exhilaration is coursing through my body intermittently in no particular order because the idea of it is surreal at best if I'm thinking rationally, and absolutely crazy if I'm letting my mind wander off a bit. On the one hand I'm thinking I'll know what to expect since I can speak the language fairly well and know the culture to some extent. I'd like to think I know it since my heritage is Chinese after all despite my somewhat banana-fied personal development. Yet at the same time I think I'll be completely clueless when I actually get there. The thought of it is driving me nuts but also giving me a natural high simultaneously!

In reality, I suppose it's not really such a big step considering I will only be there for half a year. It should give me a good idea about whether I would consider relocating there for longer periods of time or end up staying in a Western country, since ironically I know that part of the world somewhat better. It's going to be a demo version of a life in China, and I can decide later on if I want to buy the real thing.

Let the long march begin!