It's been almost a year since I've updated this blog so I decided to delete everything and just start over. I guess this was brought on by suddenly missing my friend/thesismate/foodtrip buddy, Ida. I was listening to music on my PC when a song that I didn't know came on. I checked iTunes and saw that it was from a soundtrack that Ida liked (I got most of the songs on my playlist from her. Hehe). I then visited her blog and after reading her entries, I felt that I can relate to her now. When I used to read it back in the Philippines, I laughed at her adventures and her quirky entries. I used to think how she's so lucky to be studying in Scotland, starting a new life and experiencing things that she wouldn't be able to back home. Don't get me wrong, I still think she's lucky. But now that I'm feeling homesick, I'm guessing that she's been missing home too. Maybe more than I am.
I just got here (in the US) almost 3 months ago and I'm really missing my friends back home. Yeah, my relatives are here and all but I didn't grow up with them. Even though my best friend Chez is in the same country, she's on the other coast. So yeah, the people who went through everything with me are nowhere near here. It makes me think if I made the right decision of coming here. I know that money is better, if not easier, in the US but is it worth it? Is more money worth leaving everything you've ever known? I think that sometimes, it's nice not to have a choice you know? When you only have one path to follow, you won't be able to regret the choices you made because you didn't have to make any.
Having said all those, I now need to realize that we will all move from one point to another eventually. This is the time for me to do that. Now that I'm here, I guess I would just have to turn the page and move on with the story. Build new friendships and never forget those that are existing. Like what Ida did. Cheers Edamame! =P
yes, she's a head taller than me
