Few times in my life has an event been so anticipated and yet still completely unexpected as leaving China for Australia. But that is the way life in China has often seemed. Life there is so completely devoid of routine and yet so involved that you find yourself charging ahead day by day with the tenacity and narrow focus of your average Chinese driver. Before you know it, months have gone by. In Chengdu, this is particularly true. In the city where its all about “enjoying life”, things move slower but time moves quicker. Its a paradox that you can lose yourself in, and many do. So even though I had been planning my escape from China and from Asia since the first day I arrived back in Chengdu, I was still amused by a dizzying
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