Shocked and Raw

We arrived ready for something new but raw and sad about losing our old things; the things that made us feel safe and comfortable. The people who made us feel loved and accepted.  I wanted to find a place that was really different from what we had just said goodbye to. I found a big nice condo in a nice neighborhood with shops and restaurants close by, it would be good, and I found it quick; maybe too quick…

We walked or took the bus everywhere we wanted to go, I thought it was great, I have to walk every day it's a basic need of mine, but my teenagers, not so much. The bus that came close to our house the #104 was the worse- we stood out and waited most times 45 minutes to and hour in the tropical heat. Most times we ended up walking down to the main road, a 20 min walk uphill.

Having lived in very small town America (population maybe 400) all their lives Rio and River were shocked by the city life of Penang. We knew there would be more to it than Langkawi but wow! This place had a lot going on! Skyscrapers on every corner, restaurants everywhere you look and traffic that made driving in rush hour San Antonio look like a Sunday drive.  Fascinating!