a whirl of wind

I feel like life has been a whirlwind of activity. From celebrating Easter, my sister’s birthday, to making plans for the summer

Easter was fun — got a chance to visit a church that I’m checking out :). Went to a Japanese restaurant to celebrate the sister’s birthday — the food was good, service was friendly. making tentative plans for travel in the summer both local and far.

The thing about life is how it’s always unexpected — both good and bad. Never in a million years would I have thought that I would be in the Bay Area living my life here. I never would have thought that I would have made the big move here for college. I never would have thought that I’d get a Masters degree, and I never would have thought that I’d be heartbroken.

The move here was a drastic one. I had lived in Southern California all my life. Soon after accepting the offer letter from UC Berkeley, I took a plane to Oakland International Airport. The flight there only took about an hour, but the subway system, BART, was confusing.

I then found myself in downtown Berkeley ( though I didn’t know it at the time ). Thinking that I’d look smart if I used a map, I whipped out the campus map. I proceeded to ask one of the students where Unit 1 (my dorm) would be. Following my intuition, I found myself in an empty room with three beds. The two other beds would be for my roommates.

Now, about my Masters degree. This experience would be one filled with ups and downs. Never have I ever had to finish a project that a group member slacked off in working crunch time completing an assignment in 24 hours that would have taken a week to do. Never have I ever worked so hard coordinating with other students and completing an internship.

And last but not least, never have I been heartbroken, having invested 3 years of my life to a relationship.