Anna Levy
It was very hard
for Peter to live in Fuling for many reasons.
I can relate to that with my example of moving to Chicago. Even though the circumstances are very
different in the way of culture and language, it was still a new place for
me. I am from a small town Michigan so
coming to a city like Chicago was shocking.
The first couple weeks I was very homesick and missed my family, just
like Peter. When Peter traveled to Yuling,
he liked it much better and felt more comfortable. The way he explained it, it did not seem so
intense with culture. Even though he had
been in China for a few years, he still did not feel totally settled in to
Fuling. For him, going to a different place
in China was the turning point of his comfort ability. In contrast to him feeling more comfortable
in a different place, I began to feel more comfortable in Chicago because I got
used to the city life. There is
obviously a big age difference between Hessler and I, which plays a part in
homesickness, but I think it was easier for me even though I am younger because
of the city. It is much more difficult
for someone to move to a foreign country.
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