Welcome (back) to my blog!
Guess what, I'm currently a freshman in Colorado State University! *teehee*
It is almost my 2nd month here. I don't feel homesick or forlorn yet, strangely. However, the thing I miss the most is the FOOD of Indonesia!
More details about the environment here soon.
I have so many things to pour on this blog right now especially about the previous months in my absence of blogging.
The gap months I took was really tiring as well as dramatic!
There were packing, reconciliations, meetings to bidding farewell to do.
For all of you who are going to study abroad or leaving your home, here are my experiences and advices to you guys. I'll do my best in organizing this as coherent as I can and pardon me if it gets so repetitive or unorganized. :D
3 months to go to US. That's what I said to myself every night before hitting the bed. I feel very anxious, excited, sad and terrified at the same time. There were some friends who departed earlier than me. Originally, I didn't get why they felt so sad and cried when they are about to go. I thought that it was just simple "go, study, and come back". I didn't think that it will be hard to study abroad for "just" 4 years because I have some friends that succeed in doing so and even maintained a long distance relationship.
1st month, June. Hang outs, convoys, tuitions, and internships pretty much sums up my activities in June. Some of my friends left to pursue their bachelor degree in June though. A few of them were the people whom I always hang out with and I felt an absence since their leaving. Losing some friends do hurt but I know that we will one day reconcile and reunite at the pinnacle. And "whooshh" there goes thirty beautiful days.
I thought that it was just simple "go, study, and come back"2nd month, July. I began to buy stuffs that I will (and probably won't) need to bring. This sounds like a detour of narrative but I think this is some important things to have in your check lists if you will be in my position. I stocked more than a dozen of underwear and a dozen pair of socks! I don't think that I need to explain why. Another important thing is an adaptor and extension socket. The last point is probably medicines and stationary. Don't underestimate stationaries, you could argue that a great sword man does not differentiate swords but with the same sword you used in your years of training, I believe that you will perform better.
Again, some more brothers and sisters left for their university and I know that we will one day reconcile and reunite at the pinnacle. This time, I felt even sadder when I see them posting their photos on instagram captioning "Goodbye Medan" or something similar. Some more days and I will be in their shoes.
Another highlight in July is that it is the last time I would meet my younger sister, Evangeline Tiara Wilson, in 2014. I was so morose to learn the fact that it was probably the last family picture opportunity in couple of years. We might underestimate the importance of a family picture but when you come to situation like mine, you will finally realize how great a family picture is. I beg everyone who read this, please realize how lucky you are being able to be with the ones you love and the ones that love you most. Please, give them a hug or a kiss and tell them how much you love and treasure them. I'd exchange anything for those now. As I said, we don't know how much we have until we lost all of them.
I love you mom, dad and dearest sisters. :')
