Little But Real Happiness

Hunter is an American ex-pat living in Hong Kong. His singular focus on work keeps him isolated from others while living under a shroud that surrounds him like a wet blanket. He embarks on a journey where he finds himself on a bus, going down a clear road, that bisects the path between his self-imposed prison and the warm-welcome that's been awaiting him.

Hunter is an American ex-pat who recently moved to Hong Kong. Singular focus on his career keeps him isolated on campus, always worried about work, while being interrupted by annoying inconveniences that just get in his way, like the effects of the humid Hong Kong climate and hectic city-life. He feels like an outsider: his view of Hong Kong is that it's just another abstract and difficult obstacle to be conquered like any other non-personal challenge, a line-item on his resume. Hunter can only see himself at the center of it all and sees everything as an annoyance that's just in his way. This keeps him in a self-imposed prison, unable to open his eyes to the beauty that's happening all around him and be aware of the embrace from the Hong Kong people who've been reaching out to welcome him home.

Aaron Buchwald was born in Ames Iowa. He is the author of Bridge Across the Isar, The Vintage Guitar, Faint Essence of the Lotus Blossom and Integrated Fiber-Optic Receivers. He resides in Newport Beach CA, Hong Kong and Hefei China.