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I Pop Out, Guangzhou, China
It's 1987 and I pop out of a hospital in Guangzhou, China. The doctor holds me up, Simba style, and I take my first pee on that poor man. -
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My Life, for Mai
A Geographical Timeline of my Life -
Dad moves to Australia
Sometime when I was one, my dad moves to Wollongong, Australia to pursue his Ph.D. in Mechnical Engineering. -
Mom follows my dad
Sometime in 1989, my mom follows my dad to australia, leaving me in the care of my parternal grandparents and my babysitter. -
I move to Australia
I fly to Australia by myself, having been promised that I would meet the Monkey King on the way there. I did not get to meet the Monkey King, but I did see my dad for the first time in two years. I remember my dad kneeling down and I ran the length of 10 yards into his arms. This was also the first time I rode in a car -- i threw up. And also climbed over a fence that overlooked a cliff while my parents backs were turned. They bought a leash after that. I went to Keiraville Public School -
Moved to Lexington, Kentucky
We moved to Lexington Kentucky for 9 months while my dad did research there. This is the time I pulled the fire alarm three times in a row, met the firemen and the policemen, had my fingers crushed, and spoke my first English word. -
Moved back to Wollongong
When I first went to Australia, we lived in a farmhouse. This time, we lived in an apartment complex. I had toy transformers i'd play with, and a 3 wheel toy motorcycle that I would love to parallel park. Geometry was intriguing. -
Off to China (7.5 years old)
I went to China, my mom went to Japan to study, my dad went to Iowa to take on a job as a professor at Iowa State. I attended 2nd grade, got a position as a class lieutenant or something like that and wore a red ribbon. My parents came 6 months later and began to make my little brother. -
Quick Stop in Australia
Dad took me to Australia for a while to sell our flat. Then the two of us went off to Iowa! -
Ames, Iowa!
I had already been in the 3rd grade in Aussie, but because in the US summer break is May - Aug, I had to start 3rd grade all over again. -
Franklin, TN
Moved here when I was 12. Dad got a job at a company. -
Off to College!
Moved to Knoxville, TN for college. -
Dropped out :(
Moved back to my parents --- they had moved across town to Brentwood