It's my first summer in the United States, and I'm pretty excited! I arrived in Amherst exactly one and a half weeks ago, and I'd say by now I'm pretty much settled in. I've bought things that I'll need to survive the summer comfortably, see attached (read: pillows and fans) so I think it'll be alright.. hehe
A sneak-preview of my room ;) my little haven <3
Anyways, I'm not quite sure myself why I've taken up to write, but let me share a few things:
1. I'm really pleased to meet friends who I can practice my Chinese and Japanese with. While I guess I can say my Japanese is conversant, apparently my Chinese "depreciated" by a huge margin lol. Well, I shall grab more opportunities to improve my Chinese, then!
2. The people in my office are amazing, and I love my work. They are really capable people, but they are really nice and willing to share too. Another thing worth mentioning would be the fact that most of the people in my office are ladies, out of the 30+ people working in the building I'm one of the four men there.
3. Here at Amherst, taking long walks in the evening summer is really pleasant. I took most of mine with a really close Korean friend in the past few days, and we would go for coffee (she'd grab tea) afterward. Too bad she's on her way back to Korea for the rest of the summer... But I'm chuffed to bits we got to catch up even just for a bit :)
I have plenty of time to catch up, rest, and reflect. It's really tempting just to buzz around and start saturating my time with people, or just moving around and going to different cities to catch up with the old pals, but I'll probably lay low for a bit more. I always welcome people who feel comfortable around me, though. The biggest compliment you can give me is if you can laugh and cry in front of me without a care, if you can be your truest self in my presence. I shall reciprocate and treasure you.
Also, pray that I don't forget to take it easy ;)
Happy summer everyone!
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