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Yesterday (08/05/10) was my last day of college. I took my FIN 461 capstone final from 7:30-9:00PM – I received a 95%, which is a nice way to end my 5-year university career. I feel very satisfied, and I am slated to graduate with summa cum laude (highest praises).

Sitting in my newfound apartment at 4:00 AM, reflecting on the past events that have unfolded recently. I have left Vietnam in the end of August to meet with my brother in Thailand for several days of relaxation and sun, which was quite an experience. I landed in Bangkok,

Writing this at 2:12AM, as I normally do on the eve of a departure – last minute cramming, my specialty :D. Anyway, I’m sitting on the last remaining piece of furniture, a bed, in what used to be a fully furnished apartment. My mom is moving back to Arizona

I’m writing this as I am ‘allongé’ in my bed. It has been really a while since I have actually rested my laptop on my thighs for a writing session. There are always times for new things. It’s already February 7, in one and a half months I will

At this moment, I wonder to myself (feeling the full onset of frustration) as to how I deal with this sentiment. How it is that I get past this sickening and crippling view that I am unable to accomplish something? It’s one of the most detested feelings that I

Tiredness and drowsiness invade all of my senses: the result of attempting to do too much in too little time. It may also be a result of living out of moderation at the moment. It demands the question, should we live moderately in balance or balance the moderation? The

What is that throbbing in my ears? Oh yes, the result of spending two days being thrown around in the water at Biarritz, France attempting the first time surfing. I have the introductory phase of an ear infection, which is being graciously healed by the French medical system. The

Sitting in my mom’s apartment main living room lying out on the “click clack” and looking at the Olympics Games. It’s a nice relaxation and change of pace from the past .. well 6 months of my life. South Korea was full of change daily, I never knew what

How ironic it is that I start my first posting on this blog being in Korea for the last night? I have been here since February 25th, 2008 exactly 4 months ago. I am terribly sad to be leaving, it has been a marvelous experience, the best of my