for the first time, it was truly difficult to part

it has been hard to depart and leave school behind in previous years, mostly because it was really hard to say good-bye to my roommate or suitie; they always saw me off. but this year, it was hard to leave the campus. i decided that it was denial, that somewhere deep down inside of me, i was fearing the departure because i knew that when i did return, it would be the end of an era: my senior year. but that is only partially the gist of it. there was a different person who saw me off this year: a workout friend who became a crony. she even wrote me a card. when i read it RIGHT before leaving sua, i got teary-eyed.

it is marvelous how the people who come into your life and signify so much really enter randomly. that you could have never planned becoming their friend or falling in love with them. you just stumble upon each other and discover how wonderful people can be in this messy frenzy of life.

while driving towards home, i thought of a wonderful two liner that i should definately adopt as another mantra: live in the world, not in your mind.

here's to a rocking summer!