대... 한미국!

okay, i think i am finally over the deal of feeling like i have to make important statements about the world while i am abroad. enough. i just talked to my mum and sister on the phone, updating them on my week with way too many details. about a minute into the conversation, i couldn't seem to shut up. it is a rare occassion that only happens when i am EXTREMELY excited about something. so that's my excuse for staying up so late when my sleep debt is already so large. this afternoon i went to library and promptly fell asleep for TWO WHOLE HOURS. it was the typical scene of a korean college girl studying at the library: books sprawled all over the place, cell phone (with cutesy charm) nearby, cutesy korean pen in hand, fast asleep. mmm, wooden desktops.

it was raining cats and dogs all day today, more so than usual. to wake up this morning to a dreary-ass sky and hearing the downpour (sounds exactly like those "rainstick" toys) just made me grumble outloud and cling onto my covers tighter. waking up to rain is only good on lazy saturdays if you have belgain waffles, a boy next to you, and a good book. i have however grown accustomed to feeling fungus start to grow on my toes and smelling of wet dog, which are two of the most unattractive feelings in the world.

i really need to write more! but for now, i really need to collapse into my bed! here's a poem for you, thanks to erin:

i envy those
who live in two places:
new york, say, and london,
wales and spain,
l.a. and paris,
hawaii and switzerland.

there is always the anticipation
of the change, the chance that what is wrong
is the result of where you are. i have
always loved both the freshness of
arriving and the relief of leaving. with
two homes every move would be a homecoming.
i am not even considering the weather, hot
or cold, dry or wet: i am talking about hope.

-where we are, gerald locklin