Life Coming Full Circle

I can still recall vividly the day I arrived back in Asia after 9 years of living abroad. Coming from the other side of the world from a totally different climate to just tropical climate, from clean fresh air to absolute pollution was definitely harsh to my skin. I recall the first couple of weeks was very hard and I remember my nasal bleeding almost non stop for a good two weeks due to the climate change. Nonetheless, in due time of course, I slowly managed to cope, physically, emotionally and mentally. Yes, the operative word is cope, but far from adjusting!

A year and ten months in Thailand has been nothing less of a roller coaster ride for me and Chris. It has been one bumpy ride right from the start and even to the end. It is crazy how life can change drastically in just a year plus. So many things have happened and all seems in a blink of an eye.

After failing to salvage a business that was totally out of our field of expertise, we threw in our white towel for the finale. It was a hard and painful decision but we all knew in a way that this was coming.

And so now, after a year and ten months in Asia, after a year plus of mental, physical and emotional exhaustion and turmoil, we have returned to France, over to this part of the world and try to restart all over and rebuild what has been lost. Nothing could be retrieved but that is alright. No one said that life was a bed of roses and neither is it fair. And truth be told that even though we have had some bad bumps, we do have some really fond memories to take with us. One of them that Chis and I got to tie the knot (hence the nice photo shot of Chris & me), then we met a couple of very interesting, fun, enjoyable people, even got to meet old school mates from donkey years and most of all out of that few good people, we also met an extraordinary, kind hearted, one of a kind, really out of this world couple,.... Robert and Nui..To him especially, our heartfelt gratitude, love and deep appreciation.

So here we are, feeling the chills of winter and fresh air again, we are putting our two heads together now to try to pick up the broken pieces. I am certain without a doubt that what lies behind us and what lies before us is nothing compared to what lies within us which is our love and strength.

So life has come full circle for me as I see it. I left this side of the world only to spend a short period of time elsewhere and now I am almost back to where I first started when I left!...;)