Mt Batur, Bali, Indonesia
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Exhausted and changed from all this. 1200 pics to upload to my computer so I promise I’ll find at least one good one to post before this tumblr retires :)
Home soon :)
I climbed a volcano!
So ha!
Bali is beautiful. Lots of shopping and eating that is a little unimpressive after Thailand and Vietnam, but the temples are what make Bali unique. And there are so many of them. So much art, and amazing traditional architecture. I’m in the cheapest hostel and I feel like I’m in a resort.
Tomorrow I’m heading to Yogyakarta for a couple days, then just a day in Jakarta, then almost a week in Hong Kong.
I will post pictures… eventually. :)
Can’t wait to go home, but appreciating my last 11 days in quite possibly the most beautiful part of this earth.
Can’t believe I’m sweating this much in December haha.
T minus two and a half weeks
I came to Singapore and I didn’t know anyone. I was nervous as hell to leave my Irvine social circle behind and now I’m nervous to go back to it. I ended up meeting some of the best friends of my life here, and I learned a thing or two about myself. I met people from all over the globe, and realized a lot about how culture affects compatability.
A local wrote me a goodbye note that says “your insanity is contagious and it fucking brightens up my life. Trust me, keep doing what you’re doing and everybody would wanna be friends with you” and it really made me smile.
I wasn’t here long but I found my puzzle piece shaped hole where I fit. I’m scared I wont fit into the hole I left in Irvine. Never mind that some of the pieces that fit around me in Irvine are still in Europe for another semester. Or going back to Korea. Or just plain haven’t talked to me much since I’ve been here.
And here I am feeling the exact same way I felt when I left Irvine. The people I’ve met have made this feel like home. I’m scared I won’t have any friends.
and then it was over
well, one week & three finals left.
then a week in indonesia, 5 days in hong kong, and my 2 final days in the little red dot.
These Canadians sing my feelings. I’m sitting here in a tank top with the window open and the fan on, just finished booking stuff for Bali in a few weeks, and recently returned from a 6-day beach vacation… and I have the AUDACITY to wish for snow?
Yes’m. I want to be cozy in a sweater baking cookies to the tune of all my favourite christmas albums. <3 one thing at a time though. Let’s kick these finals butts, travel for a few weeks, and go home sweet home for the end of a perfect year.
Having said that, no one gets crazy with Chrismas decorations/music sooner or as big as Singapore. The Christmas spirit is everywhere here
got so many good photos island hopping in Thailand this weekend.
I will forever have memories of the best weekend of my life.
And perhaps some of these cuts and scrapes will scar. I need to practice my turns on a motor bike slower.
Thai massages. Snorkeling in Maya Bay. Laying on the beach. Eating sticky rice and mango or green curry. Too much good stuff
moment of truth
When I left Irvine to come here, I was kind of sad. Irvine felt like home more than ever before. I loved Irvine. All the people there. The little spot in the puzzle where I fit perfectly.
Now I don’t remember what I loved about it. I mean, I remember the blue sky with the clouds. And my friends couch where I could sit and procrastinate for hours. A few good parties and shopping with the girls. And don’t get me wrong, I miss my friends. I’m kind of looking forward to going back. But not that much.
Singapore has a beautiful blue sky. More beautiful trees than Irvine could ever dream of. More malls. More parties. More time to procrastinate, and better things to do with that time. I’ve met some of the best friends of my life here. I’ve had the opportunity to travel to Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. I still have time for Thai beaches this weekend, Bali at the end of the month, and maybe Hong Kong or Beijing after that.
Why do I ever have to go home? This is the time of my life and I can feel it slipping through my fingers
