Tuesday, June 02, 2015
hello, goodbye
My campus life is finally coming to a completion soon. Life being an overseas student has been extraordinary. I was pushed to get out of my comfort zone to meet strangers, read about things I'm not quite interested in, listen to music that had never been my cup of tea, just so that I could connect with the relatively new environment in the best possible way. I felt that I have done a great job so far and have surprised myself in many ways. I have never felt so independent in my whole life before because being an international student essentially means that you are alone, you are the only person to depend on. The art of decisions-making has stepped up to a whole new level. Everyday I make the choice to take good care of myself including my nutritional, financial, social, emotional, physical, spiritual needs. I think my socio-emotional aspect has probably showed the sharpest learning curve. There were so much ups and downs when it comes to dealing with the people around me. Encounters with my previous landlord, housemates, groupmates, boys, people from various cultures etc. Some of them left me feeling upset but they were after all good experiences. I have also accepted that people come and go. As much as I love the feeling of spontaneously running into friendly and nice people, there is really nothing I can do to hold on to that except to be very present and give my time to the person I am with. I wouldnt know when would be the next time I will meet them again, though we always pretend that we are still connected over facebook. man...
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