Remember Groundhog Day? Ever wonder what that would be like... to revisit time already lived? Fly back and forth across the Pacific and you can. I got 5 hours back, and let me tell you, I can think of a hundred better ways to spend it than sitting around a crowded airport.
But such was my lot. January 8th I left Taiwan, and after a rather long flight, found myself back on US soil five hours earlier than I left, the same day. I didn't stay in Los Angeles for long - 11 hours later and I was onboard another 747 pointed right back across the world's largest ocean. Destination - Fiji. Translation - another rather long flight.
Crossing the international date line once is a kick in and of itself. Do it twice in the span of 24 hours, and well, I'm not sure what it does to a person. But somewhere over the vast deep, an entire day disappeared from my calendar. Kind of fun to ask... what were you doing on January 9th? Not me, mine didn't exist. The date line exacted it as a fee for crossing. And our hypothesis didn't hold up - you can't erase jetlag by flying one way and then immediately backtracking a nearly equal distance. I arrived safely, and completely out of wits.
A new chapter for a new year. My time in Taiwan has come to a close, quicker than I could possibly have imagined it seems. I leave behind many friends and wonderful experiences. However, I plan to continue this travel log, for I still have many stories and many images worth sharing. Only bear with me. I will not likely write again until after I return from Fiji, in about one month's time. So if you are interested and remember, please come back and check again in the near future. God bless.
