hellloo all! long timeeee not being on here, but haha since Living Water is using xanga, i figure i should at least come by and stop by...
i realize how much i really do love NC. right now i'm taking a summer class at UNC, which has been hard but really awesome b/c i've been able to see old friends, make some new ones, and just experience a different type of college life from Penn.
recently, i have truly felt something tugging at my heart regarding what i want to do for the rest of my life. i tremendously want to do dental missions, of some sort. i don't know whether long-term or short-term, but i deeply want to go and make a difference somewhere overseas. and it's sort of scaring me, b/c i'm like, what if God really does call me to do this? Can i leave the comforts of American life? or the constraints of what it is to be a good, successful, obedient child of Asian parents? hm...
i love my eternal family. no matter where you are, to see God working...takes my breath away.
i want to study abroad soooooo bad. i've got to work with my pre-dental reqs...:)
i'm going on a cruise for winter break with my fam, this came at a HUGE cost, i'm sure many of you know..i'm dropping a class to do this, b/c...the physics dept is mean. :( 2 midterms thursday! whooooo. it's odd how music can be soooo calming, even at like 3am. and you're like freaking out.
this friday...SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE TOUR WITH MY GIRLFRIEND!!! :)
i miss Brazil SOOO much...here's a little taste of my 2 weeks... this pic is of me and Chaco, he took me galloping on my horse...in the white! and YES i look fobby. my mom made me wear a hat, k???
me and a caiman..ahhh, so scary, our tour guide told us a story of some guy who flipped out and didn't hold the caiman right, so it was like loose in the boat.
the Rio Negro...freakin' beautiful.
i freakin' love brazil, and traveling...i think the peace corps would be awesomeeee.
i love fisher hassenfeld. LOVE LOVE LOVE. we're having our 2nd study break within the span of a week...and one of the Associate Faculty Masters is helping me w/ my dental interests! yayyyy, plus i just love my freshmen boy neighbors, they are toooo nice/adorable. :) i must say i love the freshmen this yr, they're so cute. i don't think i was this cute, really. but i can see the fascination w/ freshmen b/c i feel it now too! hurrrahhh!
i miss NC a little now, i miss AO, gosh i miss AO!!! i get all nostalgic when i get their e-mails about going to sushi blues and such..i wish i could be there! oh yes, and i guess i miss my best friend a little too. veen been. hahaha jk jk veener baneener!
i'm learning about why some male squirrels leave their nesting place while female squirrels don't. i think women in general we are more loyal than men. :) haha anyways, it's interesting. the scientists injected the female squirrels with androgens...sort of like male hormones and they acted the same way the males did! interesting no? anyways, i think i have a new perspective on wildlife after my brazilian trip to the Pantanal. it is just amazing...all of God's creation and the little antics they have. (us included...)
PS-i freakin' LOVE chinatown. PSS-not so happy anniversary..of 9/11...so crazy...
14Then we will no longer be
infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there
by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in
their deceitful scheming. 15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. 16From
him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting
ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its
work.
this week has been interesting, exhausting already with classes, but my profs seem all pretty good, i think i'll really like health care systems! hurrah!!! =) yay for wharton. and God has placed some people in my life who are like shining stars that make me really happy.
mmm i missssss the nso times of just chillin and doin' nothing. time to snap out of it!!! i'm giving my first tour today of the yr!!! hurrah pray i don't forget anything...
well..mostly. :) i'm at Penn now, and moving-in early has it's good parts and bad parts...the room feels so empty as of yet b/c my roomie this yr hasn't moved in yet, but i have spent lots of time w/ my old friends from last yr, though i miss my dear ex-roomie Hui like crazy! There are some people who you simply cannot picture Penn without, right?
living in the quad is...so different from Hill. i miss Hill actually. i hate how my door will automatically close behind me unless i put a box in front if it. i don't like how when i walk out, i walk into a hallway instead of a community room. but i like my bay window, and i like the extra space. i wish there were more upperclassmen around, but i figure this way...perhaps it will make me focus more?? :) and make me walk more to see my friends who now don't live...right across from me.
sophomore yr. scared to death, but going to give more than my best, better time management, now that i have a set goal (dental school) i can focus on that, and not be frustrated with what i want to do with myself. going to join orchestra (if i make it in!) and going to go back to one of my loves...and one of my strengths...MUSIC. so you guys better come to my concerts!
Brazil. was amazing...beautiful, peaceful, horseback rides, beautiful skies, sunsets, bonfires, meeting of other travelers, no internet..hardly any civilization, capybaras walking around...if you don't know what they look like they look like this: ADORABLE right?? i have to still upload my pics from my camera to my laptop...it's not working now, but i'll print out pics soon and share them with all of you.
it feels so weird to be back after 4 months of doing other things, but it's time to return to the real world, to make decisions and to begin on this 2nd yr on a better footing than last yr. i am so happy not to be a freshman anymore...i like coming back and having established friends and not feeling like i have to prove something...
