Spring Break!

This has been a really interesting week for me. It is both short and long at the same time, both tiring and rejuvenating, both relaxing and nerve wracking, and both simple and complicated.

If you count Montague, Princeton, and Evanston as cities, I covered at least 9 different cities, visited at least 8 different universities, met around 15 old friends and made at least 15 new ones, and had one on one meetings with at least 7 ladies, all within the span of nine days. I spent a night at a neighborhood one block away from Harlem, missed a flight, hung out at a bar until 3am, and attended a conference at MIT for this Spring break.

Let me gloss over some of the details but I went to (chronologically) Montague, Portland, Boston, New York, Philly, Princeton, New York, Chicago, Evanston, Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, Boston, and then back to Amherst. I spent most of the time traveling solo, but I met and made friends along the way. One of the highlights is definitely the day and two nights I spent at UIUC where I met my ex-schoolmates, TJ and Hansel, and enjoyed the typical Indonesian lifestyle, with Hansel driving his fancy mini cooper and blasting the Two Door Cinema Club soundtracks and us Indonesians hanging out together and played Indonesian punny games also known as "sapi".

I also met plenty of girls during the trip, (and also guys too!) and something weird occurred as I slowly try to read into these people. I get the feeling that I start to understand them better, and I understand myself better through my way of understanding them. I had amazing food for most of the trip, spending between $1 to $25 per meal (from granola bars to fancy dinners), slept anywhere between 4 hours to 9 hours, and traveled anywhere between 30 minutes to 10 hours on each given day. However, it was such an amazing journey. Of course, there were risky moments such as when I explored the streets of Harlem past midnight or when I realize that I am the only Asian in the train full of people of a certain background in Chicago, but I believe that I became more assertive, calmer, and confident from this trip too!

Alright, since I didn't bring my laptop for the trip, I did not do any work at all, and I have to start catching up with work, so I will stop here. But I am really really grateful for this amazing spring break. :)

Truly Indonesia's Finest,