Dear Journal / World / 我的同学,

Not a bad time to get started. I mean who said I have to actually be in China to discuss my trip to China?

This is nuts. In a matter of days I will be on a plane to the future. I’m thinking right now of all the things that I won’t be able to do in America this summer and it is a little sad. There are so many new people I have met in the last year that I won’t get to hang out with. It’s like I did all this networking and social interaction (without a Facebook), and now I won’t have the oppertunity to solidify a dynamic relationship with these people. 糟糕。没问题。

I am willing to bet that when I get back things will go back to being the same. I will pretend that my life is boring, while running no, sprinting to my daily events.

What is the dichotomy called life? Why must I push myself so hard day in and day out? I see others relax so easily, and instead of just taking a break, for the third summer in a row I am placing myself in an intense academic summer.

I come out strong in the end. And this time, I will have proof. T minus 17 days.