the end (preface)

dear readers of etc roc:
my alien residency has reached its end and i have until 6/30 to leave taiwan (tomorrow). therefore, e.t.c. r.o.c. has also reached its sweet ending. in case you are interested, the final steps of my asian fantasy entail:
1. taking a 10 hour boat from big taiwan island to far-out little taiwan island of matzu (right next to fujian province & never colonized by the japanese)
2. taking a 1.5 hour boat from matzu to fuzhou (ROC to PRC-- the changing of the visa guard!)
3. traveling in china for a month with michael long (fujian- guangdong/my ancestors' village- guilin- tiger leaping gorge- chengdu pandas- tibet- xi'an- beijing- shanghai)
4. visiting lauren trampe in south korea for a week
5. laying over in hawaii
6. repatriating via california (*LIV & RILEY* my cherished niece/zhinu and nephew/zhizi), wisconsin (mom janet & radio adam), and finally... NYC!

thank you, everyone.
feichang xie xie.