dinner w Wilson's family

so tonight's dinner with W's family was... casual, comfortable and completely heartwarming (: there were so many of us and we were just chatting and laughing over home-cooked dinner... i don't recall the last time i've felt that strong sense of homeliness. in some ways that meal really touched something within me because seeing how his family just interacted as a whole was enough to spark that long-forgotten desire to want to be part of something complete. it kinda made me feel like a little girl again - protected and understood by parents and siblings - and that kind of familial support really makes me much more effusive than usual.

on another note, i was reading W's letter from his china penpal and it just made me realize how much of a weak spot i have for China (: people from that country are generally so enthusiastic and grateful; it's so easy to connect with them, you know? sigh i really miss the days in shanghai and suzhou together with the bsp scholars :((