Remind me again, why am I here?

A fundamentally good question I think.  My mother called just now.  She's back from a trip to Vancouver.  She visited some old friends who moved out that way - the Ahmons.  Their son Nicolas, went to Chicago for MBA, worked as a management consultant in New York, and now has moved to a bank in New York.  Working for the bank means less travelling - a more stable life.  He also married a Korean lady, who I understand he met on the MBA.

 

On the face of it, they're not going to have a bad life in New York together.  Good pay, good job,  and with a little luck, a very happy life.

 

So what the smeg(1) am I doing in China?  Hahaha.  She didn't ask me, but I daresay that's secretly what my mother will be thinking.

 

(1) Smeg = british slang.  It's a very mild swear word.  If you want to see it more in context (other than the web of course), then download a copy of Red Dwarf, a british TV comedy, where a man from Liverpool uses it a Lot.  hahhahah