Essays on Life in Shanghai | #3 "Traces of Home" is portrayed by myself

At the very beginning of this article, I want to share my recent love songs with you.

I have always liked Karen Mok's songs. For me, her voice and lyrics always seem to be telling a moving story, and this song is a song that resonates with me recently. .

I haven’t been home for more than nine months. In fact, Hong Kong or Shanghai are very close to Taiwan, and it can be reached by plane in an hour and a half at most. However, due to the epidemic, all distances cannot be measured by physical distance. .

In the first half of 2021, when I was studying in a graduate school in Hong Kong, I was under a lot of pressure in life. I had to face difficult courses, and I also had to apply my resume to find a job. At that time, I really missed the comfort zone in Taiwan. No matter how difficult it is, there are important people around to accompany me and give me full emotional support, but in Hong Kong, this matter is really difficult to be satisfied, so I try very hard to find some "home" in a different place. traces", however, in fact, the more I searched, the less I belonged, and I fell into a circle of restlessness.

This year has been bad for a while, and it took four months of psychological counseling to gradually bring the whole person back to the right track. Now I am very grateful for the experience in Hong Kong. All the struggles and adjustments have made me feel at ease when I come to Shanghai this time.

I'm definitely still thinking about my family and friends in Taiwan, but I'm getting used to the "feeling of missing".

After coming to Shanghai, every sentence "How have you been recently?" made me feel grateful and cherished. Karen Mok's "There Are So Many People in This World" with the words of the movie sings about unforgettable love, but for me, his lyrics that moved me made me think that although my body is not by my side, my heart is still attached to my family And friends, how lucky am I to have these "wes"?

And because I wanted to feel at ease with this kind of happiness all the time, I built a photo wall in my room.

I mentioned in the previous post #2 The cozy nest I built for myself in a different place . Actually, I am not a particularly romantic person, so I think building this wall is really the most romantic thing I have done since I was 23 years old. .

It not only materializes the missing, but also depicts a tangible "trace of home". To myself, and to the people who are important to me, we all encourage each other to "work hard on each other first, take care of yourself and look forward to the day when we can be together again".