花捲窩

      Europe is an escape, I think. An exchange student is the happiest creature in the whole world, even happier than regular students who worry more about getting the degree, while the exchange ones are busy meeting people from all over the world. I feel lucky, really really lucky.

      But what comes after the fun time is definitely less fun, and that’s why our favorite TV shows always get interrupted by annoying soft drink commercials. What I didn’t pay too much attention to when I was away from Taipei I have to make up now, including spending time with my family and friends, studying hard etc. And there comes the most difficult part of all: picking up my old lifestyle.

      It is very difficult, if not impossible, for me to behave the way I did one year ago. My views for life and relationships have changed so much, and I have learned how to take care of myself in a better way. I have seen more than ten countries in Europe, and I felt more confident and also reserved when I listened to opinions about European cultures and peoples; I don’t make judgments easily, because I know the limits of my knowledge.

When I came back to Taiwan, there are things I appreciate more, some others I found reproachable. Everything has been changing all the time, so is the city, the country, and the people. I have changed, and I know it’s much easier to change myself then the world around me. Today, I became one year older than yesterday, now isn’t that remarkable?

21 Sep 2005