1. We celebrated Lunar New Year a few weeks ago, and as usual, I was 8000 miles away from home. What does home even mean now?

  2. I have not left the U.S. for three years. That must be some kind of record for 'no international travel' for me.

  3. This month feels like the start of a new season of life. Our 8 years of 'visa anxiety' has come to an end. The pets we started our lives here with are no longer here.

  4. Sabrena is done with grad school soon; we can finally travel

  5. In a bit of a 'life reset', the events of no 3 also mean that I now have a lot more control over my life

  6. I seem to have promised a variety of friends, trips to see them once we were done with our paperwork

  7. Right now, that list comprises: Mexico City, Guadarajala, La Paz, Mumbai, Surabaya, Kuala Lumpur, Kathmandu, Bangalore and Chennai

  8. In short, I'm right back where I started!