Dictionary.com (2009) defines homesick as being sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.I had always limited it to my parents.But lately I have had an ache in my heart and a longing to visit Asia.I miss Jia Yi.It was our home.I miss the people. I miss the smells.I miss the rice fields and the sweet smell of spring.I never thought I would feel this, but I miss the crazy drivers and the adventure of getting from one place to the next.I am grateful for what we have here.But I miss Asia.At times I even dream about it and wake up yearning to be with the people I miss so much. But for right now, this is where we need to be.
"You will have significant experiences. I hope that you will write them down and keep a record of them, that you will read them from time to time and refresh your memory of these meaningful and significant things. Some of them may be funny. Some may be of significance only to you. Some of them may be sacred and quietly beautiful. Some may build one upon another until they represent a lifetime of special experience." ~President Gordon B. Hinckley
"To you women of today, who are old or young, may I suggest to you that you write, that you keep journals, that you express your thoughts on paper. Writing is a great discipline. It is a tremendous education effort. It will assist you in various ways, and you will bless the lives of many--now and in the years to come, as you put on paper some of your experiences and some of your musings." -President Gordon B. Hinckley
Jia Yi, Taiwan
China countryside, 2007
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