I thought it was appropriate, in order to commence my blog in a proper manner, to write an entry prior to my departure. I never imaged myself starting one of these things, but having been inspired by the many friends and acquaintances who are going abroad following their graduation, just like myself, and who have also started blogs about their adventures, I decided to follow suit and conform to this trend. Additionally, I think this will not only be a good way to update everyone about myself, but also a way to keep my English in check while trying to tackle Mandarin Chinese. This will really put my linguistic ability to the test.
So it’s Saturday… Sunday, actually. Another hang over. Not too bad, thought. Wow! This shows you how rather “degenerate” (a term which I appropriated from my dear friend and roommate, Siamack, without whom my experience at UCLA wouldn’t have been the same) my life has been in these two months following my graduation. I have led myself to believe, in accordance with “studies” (that I have never actually read myself) done vis-à-vis daily alcohol consumption, that a glass of wine (one glass) on daily basis is actually beneficial for a man. Don’t ask me how, but that one glass always turns into two or three, or I just grab a really BIG glass. Anyways, the summer following my graduation has thus far consisted of daily wine tasting, while being enthused by the awesomeness that is the show Weeds.
Nonetheless, I think it’s time to become a little more serious, at least a bit, and begin working. I think it's important to, at least, engage myself in something that is career related. So I’m going to Taiwan to teach English – to kids. Oh man. I’ve never been good with kids, so I’m quite curious of how this is going to turn out. Perhaps, this is going to be one of those experiences that will lead me to discover something about myself that I’ve never known. That I am actually all right at dealing with kids, for example. Only the future will tell.
Why Taiwan, you might ask? Well, I definitely wanted to do a Peace Corps like experience without actually doing the Peace Corps. I wanted to get paid (after all I am a Virgo, and I do have certain materialistic tendencies) see a little more of the world, and gain unique experience. So here I am. I am leaving in a week and it certainly doesn’t feel like it right now. I have my visa in my worn/wounded passport, wounds that it has acquired throughout my travels in the past. (We are going to war once again and there are more wounds to follow!) Most importantly, however, I have the mind set that renders me ready to embark on this new, exciting journey. Turn the page once again, and start fresh, which is something I am quite used to already – saying goodbye, going to a new place, and never looking back. So hooray to no more daily hang overs and a more meaningful existence!
I apologize in advance for having rambled on and on. I do have a tendency to do that. I am hoping to make this blog pretty entertaining by further enhancing it with pictures and videos, so stay tuned! And as this first entry approaches its denouement, I going to wish myself a bon voyage (祝你旅途愉快 would be more fitting) and bon courage and I will see all of you at some point in the future!
So it’s Saturday… Sunday, actually. Another hang over. Not too bad, thought. Wow! This shows you how rather “degenerate” (a term which I appropriated from my dear friend and roommate, Siamack, without whom my experience at UCLA wouldn’t have been the same) my life has been in these two months following my graduation. I have led myself to believe, in accordance with “studies” (that I have never actually read myself) done vis-à-vis daily alcohol consumption, that a glass of wine (one glass) on daily basis is actually beneficial for a man. Don’t ask me how, but that one glass always turns into two or three, or I just grab a really BIG glass. Anyways, the summer following my graduation has thus far consisted of daily wine tasting, while being enthused by the awesomeness that is the show Weeds.
Nonetheless, I think it’s time to become a little more serious, at least a bit, and begin working. I think it's important to, at least, engage myself in something that is career related. So I’m going to Taiwan to teach English – to kids. Oh man. I’ve never been good with kids, so I’m quite curious of how this is going to turn out. Perhaps, this is going to be one of those experiences that will lead me to discover something about myself that I’ve never known. That I am actually all right at dealing with kids, for example. Only the future will tell.
Why Taiwan, you might ask? Well, I definitely wanted to do a Peace Corps like experience without actually doing the Peace Corps. I wanted to get paid (after all I am a Virgo, and I do have certain materialistic tendencies) see a little more of the world, and gain unique experience. So here I am. I am leaving in a week and it certainly doesn’t feel like it right now. I have my visa in my worn/wounded passport, wounds that it has acquired throughout my travels in the past. (We are going to war once again and there are more wounds to follow!) Most importantly, however, I have the mind set that renders me ready to embark on this new, exciting journey. Turn the page once again, and start fresh, which is something I am quite used to already – saying goodbye, going to a new place, and never looking back. So hooray to no more daily hang overs and a more meaningful existence!
I apologize in advance for having rambled on and on. I do have a tendency to do that. I am hoping to make this blog pretty entertaining by further enhancing it with pictures and videos, so stay tuned! And as this first entry approaches its denouement, I going to wish myself a bon voyage (祝你旅途愉快 would be more fitting) and bon courage and I will see all of you at some point in the future!
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