Entry Level

So I’m currently in Shanghai… safe, sound, and settled. This is the beginning of a new chapter (cliche, I know) but I’m excited to start it and see what I can learn from this experience. I’ll be studying and working at East China Normal University so this should certainly be an adventure.

In other news, I’m going to make my site public today. This site was partially created with friends and family in mind, so while I’m away should be a fun a way for me to keep everybody updated. More specifically, I actually added a Travel page that may be accessed by rolling over the “About Me” section or by clicking here. It’s not quite complete yet, but it will have to do for now. My hope is that I’ll be blessed with the opportunity to travel to more places and see more things during my lifetime, so this is where I’ll keep track of everything. It’s pretty much a Travel Blog within my website.

Take a moment to check it out- any feedback will be much appreciated.

…Twelve hours makes a HUGE difference, trust me I know.

Around 4PM on Tuesday I received an e-mail to my cell phone reminding me that my plane was set to depart at 6AM the following day. That was no big deal… … … other than the fact that  I was mistakenly under the impression that  my flight would be leaving at 6PM and NOT 6AM!  So, about 0.2 seconds after reading… and then re-reading the email (still  around 4PM) I jumped into panic mode and rushed to finish up any last minute details that needed to be completed before all of the important places closed. (read: I went to the bank, post office, etc).

Needless to say Tuesday was a sleepless night.  I wasn’t fully able to bid farewell to friends and family the way I would’ve liked to due to the rushed nature of things; however, I was thankful for having the opportunity to stop by NCSU to say bye to my brother. While I was with my brother I figured it would be an opportune time for me to give him my iPod for him to update considering the fact that he DJs on the side; and because I figured I would need some entertainment for 24 hour long trip the next day. (Read: Mistake). Knowing my brother I should have seen this coming, but I didn’t-  so instead of the underground/diverse/different/GOOD music I had grown accustomed to having on my iPod… these artists were all replaced with the latest Waka Flaka/Travis Porter club bangers. Like I said- I should have seen this coming.

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With so many of my friends (including myself) entering new phases in our lives I often find myself having different versions of the same conversation over and over (and over) again. These conversations generally revolve around  realizing and embracing the concept that time is quickly passing us by and that none of us saw it coming! [Now, this isn't to say that I'm growing tired of talking about the same things - because each conversation usually has its own unique perspective and is further affirmation and motivation for me to (for lack of better words) "get on my grind."]

So this recent coming to terms with how “old” I already am… coupled with my other recent realization that I was RIDICULOUSLY far from being the person that I want to be hit me pretty hard. I realize that I was so startled by this string of epiphanies for a number of reasons… but most importantly because it raised the very blunt question: “Well, when are you going to become this imaginary person that you want to be?”

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