Day 1

Well! Here I am! I finally made it to this brand new adventure.

Where to start? Everything is going well. Except for one little mix up with my bag getting lost at the airport (which I'm waiting for now! Fingers crossed it gets here soon) everything has worked out really well. Today has been full of running errands and trying to get over a little bit of this jet lag. It's been a little rougher this time around than when I came on my mission four years ago but I guess that's to be expected from getting here around midnight and not having a strict schedule to follow.

I'm shocked by how much I've forgotten about Malaysia. It was a funny surprise to think that I knew exactly how to get to KL City Center and to quickly find out that I really didn't, but after a little bit of trial and error everything came back to me. That's a little reflective of the whole experience so far. It was funny though to realize that I didn't even fully realize which direction of the road cars drove on. I knew it was on the left side of the road somewhere in my head but somehow actually seeing it was kind of a surprise.

Also surprising, I'm undergoing some culture shock again! I thought that I had dealt with that all when I lived every single day for two years here but apparently being part of a culture even for two years doesn't vaccinate you from culture shock forever haha. So I'm still adjusting and feeling so many of those things that I felt when I came here for the first time. It's such a weird mix of excitement and confusion and surprise and fear and delight. Loving it so much one moment and then asking "What in the world am I doing here?" the next. It's taxing! I get to go through it this time with the benefit of knowing the course of things though, so I'm hoping that by the end of this week I've given myself to acclimate in KL I'll be ready to go for the rest of my time here.

So, in conclusion, Malaysia is still Malaysia. Adjusting again is exciting and challenging and so far things are going great. I love this country and I wouldn't choose to be anywhere else!