A Summer in China: Finding Myself, Self-Coaching & Parenting Between Worlds

Space, Contrast, and What Truly Matters

Just landed at SFO after a month-long trip back to China with my husband and children.

The first thing we noticed stepping off the plane: the cool, breathable air of a Northern California summer. After enduring 90–100°F days across crowded cities in China, it felt like a profound exhale—both physically and emotionally.

This trip was meant to be a family visit. What it became was a journey through my inner landscape: a reckoning with identity, cultural expectations, parenting, and the meaning of home.