The epoch in which we live passes us by at an unprecedented pace but quite frankly I don’t think we’re the first ones to feel this way. Humanity has an amazing capacity to evolve and change - and relatively quickly (in the scheme of things). Nevertheless we have to find our own way of coping with our technological gift/burden/surroundings.
In this 21st century of globalisation I live right in the crest of this new wave of migration (can you see the ‘economic’ speak creeping in – I’ll throw in some more.) Again, this is nothing new; the mercantile period from 16th to the 19th century saw Europeans dispersing themselves around the globe. Similarly the industrial period witnessed an estimated 48 million emigrants leaving Europe. The last century, however, saw a stifling flow of people – the world stopped trusting each other. We’ve started moving again though and it’s not just the Europeans who are doing so.
So now, as the daughter of a Chinese-Malaysian woman and a British man who is currently studying in France I am a product of this new wave of international freedom. I can travel and see new things, and meet new people without much regard for how difficult or how unusual it may have once been.
Being far away from good friends I am lucky to live in a time when connection is never far away but there is still something missing. The everyday moments I experience, the thoughts that pass me by cannot always be shared with all the friends I hold dear to me.
In that respect this is for you. You may not want to read it, you may not care, you probably think I’m a little crazy but here goes. I hope you enjoy.
Much Love. V x
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