Saturday, I woke up bright and early, put a dress on, grabbed the Nikon, and went to take picture of Clare and Manuel's graduation. Afterward, we went to Gordon Biersch to celebrate, and in part, I was also celebrating my two year anniversary of arriving in Taipei. I seriously cannot believe it's been TWO years. Two years of living far away from my home, my comforts, my parents, my siblings, my friends, and my world.
I am a completely different person now than I was two years ago. I feel more confident, smarter, wiser, braver, quirkier, and stronger. I appreciate the things I have so much more than I did when I lived back in the States. I have a few more wrinkles, and a few more gray hairs, but I also have this amazing and invaluable experience that I know will open new doors for me in the future. Its been tough at times, but lets face it, life is hard regardless of where you may live. The important thing is to always keep moving forward, and I think I have done that to the best of my ability.
I have no clue how much longer I'll be living in Taiwan. My plan is to go home for summer and then come back and quickly finish up my thesis and graduate. I probably won't attend a ceremony like the one above, because I hope to be somewhere else by next June, but then again, you never know. I guess only time will tell. For now, I'm just happy I've survived this long.
Happy 2 years!!
xo
Posted by: C. Rayevich | June 10, 2010 at 01:28 AM
you look gorgeous babe :) glad to hear that you're doing well and can't wait to catch up in person!
Posted by: jasmine | June 11, 2010 at 12:50 AM
gosh. SO freakin inspiring. that's what you are. i am so proud of you. and i hope you keep blogging through whatever it is you do in life because i want to follow along your journey. your words inspire me.
Posted by: Kate O'Brien | June 11, 2010 at 02:38 PM
someone brought out the short skirt. you look amazing.
Posted by: maggi | June 12, 2010 at 10:14 AM