Shenzhen, China

I just recently moved from my quiet neighborhood in Helena, Montana, to the crowded streets of Shenzhen, China. The opportunity this promotion presents for my dads career made it not merely an option, but more a necessity. And let me say, this was not an easy change. Not only was it difficult adjusting to the new school and language, but just the change in population was insane! After, just walking back to my family’s condo from the school was a struggle! People everywhere, seeming as if all needing to get to wherever they’re going right then. It’s almost uncomfortable, having everyone constantly bumping into you and rudely pushing you out of your way. The park not far from our condo, is less loud but still crowded. On weekend nights, trying to go out is always harder than anticipated, and seems to get worse each night. People yet again everywhere, bright lights flashing in almost every direction, and loud noises coming from both the road and the large crowds of people around you. It’s always so insane here and hectic, the kind that gives me migraines like no other. Now I will say, not everything here is bad; there is something about the occasionally beautiful lights and the knowledge of knowing that there’s always somewhere out there doing something that is in the oddest way comforting. Almost like home. Sound like somewhere you'd enjoy calling "home"?