Amy and I joke that Jada's love for travel was birthed during those long days in the orphanage, when being stuck in that plain crib for months compelled her to think to herself that if she ever got to move around she would see the world. Well, 20 years in, she's already been to Europe on five separate trips, one of them being an epic 5-city 16-day jaunt that she planned, paid for, and experienced all by herself. (The spreadsheet she made, of every minute and every penny, is one of my singularly "proud papa" moments.)
This month brings her back to Asia, the continent of her birth, and specifically 10 weeks abroad in Taiwan through a program Drexel has. She'll be living on her own and honing her Mandarin, as well as visiting as many of my family side's relatives as she has time for and accomplishing as many side trips as her budget can accommodate.
We miss her dearly already but are proud of her having ambitions and being willing to put herself out there to achieve them. Spread your wings, Jerds!
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