Monday, April 7, 2008

About to go home...

Spring Break過後,
回歸San Diego的懷抱...
加州陽光再次打在臉上...很溫暖...



With Spring Break ending, and me going back to school again...
I realize that my exchange is also drawing to a fast close.
I have a little more than 5 weeks left in the States.
要回家的感覺越來越強烈了...

這個semester,好像更融入美國的生活...
Everything comes merely out of habit and things around are dealt with familiarity.
香港發生的,除了家事...I seem to know a lot less.

Hong Kong seems far away...
& I feel like I've missed out on a lot of stuff.
But this time round, I'm comfortable in the place I am.

Life goes on for everyone...you can't expect time to stop and wait for you just because you are not around.
An occasional call or email with friends is all I need...
& of course, there's Facebook, which I must say, is an utterly AMAZING way to keep in contact.

So to speak, I no longer feel the nostalgia I use to have last semester nor the strong yearnings of wanting to know what's going on back there.
I like the life I'm living here...and it almost feels as if I could get use to it.

However, as the feeling of going back grows stronger,
I begin to fear that I'm getting much too used to a laid-back kind of life.

The reason this exchange is so appealing is because I get to meet new people, experience a different culture and travel around.

If the States was really the place I grew up in...
I'm pretty sure the reality of life kicks in every once in a while...
you get pressure because of deadlines and school work...
you stress over grades and essays.
And you certainly don't get to travel around every other holiday...

In short, I believe
I wouldn't be enjoying life as much.

However, however, I still think the way people here lead their lives is more appealing.
To work hard & play hard...
Less time in front of the computer...more time out at the beaches...
To enjoy the little pleasures of life more...
Oh well, why shouldn't they anyway when they are living in San Diego, the city with the best weather in the States?

That said, I would also like to say that I simply ENJOY speaking in English 24/7...
I fear that I'm forgetting my Cantonese...and my Chinese is seriously deteriorating...but, whatever.
Give me English anytime!

5 weeks left before reality check...
What a bummer...

I actually fear going home...