This blog was originally written by Ryan Wu in Chinese on Dec 28, 2017: https://catalium.net/my_2017-cn/
In August 2017, I resigned from my position as a product manager in Beijing. Subsequently, I relocated to the United States to pursue a master’s degree. It was a remarkable year, and I believe it warrants a comprehensive summary. I am currently writing this reflection in my apartment in Bellevue, Washington. My friend, who works at Microsoft in Redmond, remarked, “Reflect on the days of my secondary school years in China, and then compare our living experiences here in the US. It feels like a completely different lifetime.”
Due to various reasons, I did not write a summary for 2016. However, considering the highly challenging and transformative nature of the past two years, I have decided to include 2016 in this 2017 summary.