"Let me tell you what I think about bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel.. the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood." ~ Susan B. Anthony

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

About four months

have gone by....since we moved to Vietnam.

I ran out of picture space on my other blog.  Most of my readers are cyclists, and most are happy people.  I used to be happy.  I used to treasure every moment.  But, I am so sad these days, it is really hard to look back on that time.

I miss my friends so much.  I miss my best friend, I miss the riding, I  miss the racing, I miss everythign my life had in it in Taiwan.  Now I am in Vietnam, I finally understand I can't duplicate Taiwan.  I can't ride the way I want to, certainly do not have the close friends I had though I probably know more English speaking people here then before.

I got myself involved immediately.  That was smart!  But, I work alone.  I ride alone, or with guys..... yet again. 

My heart broke when I left Taiwan last month.  After nearly 2 weeks of being gone, I am not sure it has mended in the least.  I wonder if it will, or if I will be in this sadness forever.  It feels so lonely.