With a quick hug and goodbye, I found myself sitting in a cushioned, yet, crowded airplane seat. Around me, the cheerful chatters filled the cabin with anticipation and excitement. I fidgeted, tapped, and wriggled, trying to find the most comfortable position for me to endure the twelve-hour plane ride to Taiwan. For the first time in thirteen years, my parents were sending me back to an alienated place they called home. I was dropped off …showed first 75 words of 973 total…

…showed last 75 words of 973 total…years, to try to explain to me the contents and the significances of each of the courses we were eating. I opened my mouth and attempted to say something, still, no sound came out. I realized tears were streaming down my cheeks; I was trembling, sobbing, and laughing. I had been mistaken all along; this was my family! I was not an outsider or a stranger to them, simply, a long-lost, family member, now, found.