July 30, 2007

Plane Ticket Booked

I'll be in New York the evening of August 22nd. I move into my apartment the morning of the 26th and Orientation begins on the same day. Classes begin August 29th. I am staring to get the feeling that I've no idea what I've gotten myself into.

July 20, 2007

Summer in Los Angeles

Haven't blogged in a long time. Been bumming at home for a month and a half now. During that time, I turned 24 and barely noticed. When people ask me what  I've been filling my days with, it takes me a while to answer.  It's tough for me to answer that question without feeling lame, though I don't know why. My days have been full. I've had busy days and lazy days and I enjoy almost every moment. I've spent time with friends and family and while some things feel like they haven't changed at all, other things feel a tad different.

A few weeks ago, when visiting my grandmother, she made a comment to my dad: "Have you noticed? She talks a whole lot more since she's been back." Well, yes. That's because I am more comfortable with the language we use to communicate. Language is an amazing thing. So is experience and culture. Since getting back from Taiwan, I feel as if I've reached a whole new level of respect with some of my family members here at home. The bond we share through our roots has been strengthened by virtue of the growth I underwent in the country that many of them have not been back to visit for nearly twenty years. When I imagine myself through their eyes, I detect a respectable amount of maturation. This gives me confidence.

It's hard to believe that so much time has gone by already. I still think about Taiwan sometimes, and the people I met there. It's weird to think about how all our lives are continuing apart from each other. But I guess that's part of the charm of world traveling, to be able to touch others and to be touched by them, if only for a moment before moving on.