been traveling a lot. for work mostly. super grateful for the opportunity. at the same time, been feeling more lonely than ever. i know traveling sounds super awesome and i do agree that its incredible landing in different cities. but at the end of the day, walking into an empty hotel room reminds me that im traveling by myself. im away from evanston, away from my family, and away from friends. no matter how nice the hotel is, its no match against my own bed. im learning a lot about myself. i’ve always thought that im an explorer… blasting music to fill up this emptiness.
Since I will be working this quarter, my goal is to document all my adventures, everything that I learn from work as well as other things on my mind as much as possible here on tumblr! So stay tune for lots of updates. :)
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I posted this on my brother’s fb wall. :) haha.
愛情是許多人人生的最縮影。
答案有浪漫，有瘋狂；有刻骨銘心，有輕輕觸動；有死生相許，有背叛反復；有成熟，有期許成熟。
每個人想尋找的答案都不一樣，因為每個靈魂都無比獨特。
每個人最後尋到的答案不一樣，因為戀愛需要運氣。
二十歲以前，我堅貞篤信努力可以得到任何愛情。何其天真。
但戀愛除了運氣，還有更多的努力填補其中，充滿汗水、淚水的光澤與氣味。
所以愛情的姿態才會如此動人。
沒有人可以替你定義你的愛情。
SPIRITUAL QUEST — Ba’hai Temple
01/08/2012
Nicki, Erin and I decided that we are going on a spiritual quest for funsies. I originally thought it was another one of Nicki’s journalism projects and I just wanted to tag along, but then I was told that it was for personal growth and so I was all-in on this.
We all agreed that we would write reflections on our experiences, and below is a description of what I felt, saw, and heard. (I wish I were as smart as the other two and actually brought a journal with me, but I will try my best to reflect everything!)
Our adventure began very early on a Sunday morning because we wanted to attend the 12:30 service. The Baha’i temple is roughly 2 miles away and the temple has nine sides, nine entrances, and nine verses above the doors. Erin explained that each side represents a specific religion and that Baha’is believe in some truth in all religion. Therefore, it is a combination of basically all of the major religions in existence. I think the idea that religion is universal really makes Bahai special. Although I’m sure its believers feel that it is the “correct” religion, it seems like the Bahais find some truth, some common ground between differences.
Once we were inside, we were told no cellphones and no talking because it was a time for meditation and prayer. We chose a couple seats in the second row and sat down. At first we were a bit unsure what we were suppose to do, but eventually, all of us closed our eyes. I thought I was going to fall asleep, but instead, I thought about my grandma a lot, and it was a really calming experience. I think it’s hard not to relax in such a beautiful building.
The devotional program focused on the theme of steadfastness, and readers took turns standing infront of everyone and reading a verse. Between each verse, the choir sang in the background in the hidden balcony, and the service was surprisingly short.
21st birthday celebrations! We planned a girls/roomies night out in downtown Chicago at this fancy Italian restaurant that got really good reviews on Yelp. The food at Volare was delicious especially the squid and raviolli with Arrabbiata sauce, and we ended with some tiramisu for dessert. It was a good night, and because Chicago winter this year isn’t all that bad at all, we decided to dress up!
