QUAKE AWAKENING

the night before i felt my room shaking a bit and it just so happened that there was an earthquake! the biggest in the uk for nearly 25 years. when i called my grandma, she had heard about it and was worried for me (mostly because it's her default state). it was so good to call home! she yelled at me in cantonese when i told her i didn't expect to have taken so long to adjust, it went something along the lines of me being ridiculous to think that i could forget about family and home so easily. i've definitely been forgetting, only because remembering can be so painful. i also made a few other calls and got to chat with linda, meagan, and tobes. i feel so fortunate to have good friends who can tell me exactly what i need to hear!