So it's dawned on me while I procrastinate from writing Chinese characters for homework, that at the end of the week spring break will begin for my classmates at St. Lawrence. Now I distinctly remember my spring break last year not because I was lying on a beach in some tropical climate, or was traveling visiting friends or even doing nothing besides sleeping. One year ago from this weekend I was in the restaurant dusting, and dusting, and dusting (of course we did the project of putting in the big windows on the second floor in front of the restaurant). So last year I spent spring break dusting.
Of course at this point in time I hadn't even thought about studying abroad, let alone going to China. The idea of studying abroad wasn't anywhere near my radar screen. But here I am one year later in one of the most populated cities in the world (20 million, NYC has just under nine million inhabitants), learning Chinese, eating 'weird' food and living with people who four weeks ago had never met, or even knew existed.
It's amazing what can happen in a year.
-AL
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Couldn't help but grin at your observation. However, there are a whole lot of places you can go when you begin at "dusting". To be in China is amazing. Can't wait to see how far you'll be in another year.
ReplyDeletelove ya... ant
It is amazing what can happen in a year, who knows where you'll be next year!!
ReplyDeleteOk, help me out here (the air is a little denser down here). Give me a comparison about the utility prices. Is it like paying $8 a gallon for gas. Is it that the utilities are that expensive, or are the wages so low?
ReplyDeleteThanks, and by the way, George ate your portion of the Chicken Spaghetti.
Love ya.... ant
First thing: Next year I'm pretty certain I'll be back at ol' SLU for spring football (kinda the reason why I'm abroad this year rather than next), but, you never know (Africa looks pretty cool).
ReplyDeleteSecond: I don't know what exactly utilities cost in comparison to back home (I've had the same question). My guess is that in actual dollars they're comparable, but that they don't make as much as the average American, but I can't be certain (I'll ask someone).
Tell George next time I visit I want his portion...
-AL