It has been over one week since returning to the US. But it does not quite feel like summer vacation yet. It takes some time to unwind, and all the responsibilities related to job searching have prevented us from truly relaxing. I'll save that for next week's trip to Boundary Waters in Minnesota.
We picked up our Prius today - I'll take a picture tomorrow. Other than trying to figure out how to start the engine, we had a successful first couple of rides in it today. There have been many of those tasks in the past week - getting our driver's licenses, buying phones, reactivating accounts, etc. There is more to go. Should we pay a little extra to get an NU license plate?
Our trip to Chicago was fun. While staying on an air mattress is not my first choice, Sarah's apartment was really nice. (on a side note, I was impressed by the quality of digital TV - she is using an antennae but has crystal clear pictures. it is so much better than internet TV, which we are used to!)
Coming back to the diversity of the city is a switch. My mind was naturally tuned in China to looking for foreigners - in a sea of Chinese people, it was easy to scan and pick out any Westerners. When your mind becomes wired to be very racially aware, it is not automatic to stop thinking that way coming back to the US. Having interviews all over town, the racial diversity and racial segregation seen in different parts of the city were impossible to ignore.
Things to think about in cultural readjustment.
-alan
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