Nope. No fireworks here... but note the date - I was at Navy Pier this time last year. It was my first time visiting Chicago right when my job as a SOUL ended and 2 amazing friends had brought me around that night. We watched some fireworks, ate strawberry gelato and strolled down the pier... I vividly remember it was kind of a far walk from one end to the other and the weather wasn't too great. Yet, the cold, strong wind was nothing compared to the warmth in our hearts after one month of SOULing. We talked, we laughed and we reminisced our times as SOULs in the past month as we walked side by side... THAT, was 2008.
...who knew I'd be sitting here in a little town of another continent, blogging about this today, a year after? My point is: in retrospect, it amazes me how much things can change drastically within a year and how much a person can grow and learn from all the experiences (be it good or bad) he or she gathered in one year's time.
Pardon me for being sentimental, I'm feeling a little nostalgic today - I miss home. I miss my family. I miss my friends. and I miss the SOULs from last summer.
Don't get me wrong... its not that I am not enjoying myself here but the feeling is just different. You are in a new environment, you make new friends... however, you feel the attachment to the familiar faces you know and somehow wish they were here with you on this adventure... Yes, that's how I feel right now.
Well, on the brighter side, it is the end of our first week today! Classes were great, professors are brilliant! I am taking away so much from my classes and I love them all even though there are piles of readings that I have to catch up on... But, guess what? I met 3 other people from Miami! And...and... did I mention I live just right across the street from the house where Charles Darwin had lived? How exciting is that?!!
By the way, here are some pictures as promised. This is King's College, where classes are held. Do enjoy and have a great weekend!!
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