“The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” - Saint Augustine

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

谢谢, Cassville Rotary Club!


I want to give a shout out to my district club in 6110, Cassville Rotary Club! If you all did not help sponsor me, I would not have this wonderful opportunity to be apart and around amazing beautiful people and share my experience with them. Thank you, Cassville Rotary Club!

Friday, July 8, 2011

我会想念...

In no particular order, I will ramble on and list certain things/people that I will miss and why.

1. Obviously, I am going to miss my mommy. Why: Because she gave birth to me. She has tolerated everything I've put her through, and some how she is still sane. She is my right hand man in the kitchen while we are jammin' to tunes and cooking. She's the best mommy a girl could ask for. :)

2. Vanilla ice cream :)

3.  Apple Jacks. Why: Because it's the best cereal in the whole wild America. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will be able to find them and get my hands around a box in Taiwan.

4. Tate and the other two knuckle heads. Why: Because, regardless of all the annoying things they do, (making weird moaning noises while eating cereal, slurping spaghetti noodles, or running around the house and screaming while shooting nerf guns) they are my brothers and somewhere along the lines I have to "claim" them. Truth is, I'm going to miss the rambunctious dysfunction they bring.

5. My friends. Why: Because I know in the back of my mind that the people we are now are not going to be a year from now. I already miss them because I know there is always the possibility that we will not share the common interests and mindsets when I get back, that in all reality, we only have stupidity in common. But they have helped me shape who I am now, regardless of what the future may hold. They are amazing people and I can always count on them to make me laugh.

6. My room. Why: This is a hard one to answer, because if you have never been in my room, you cannot fully fathom the meaning and wonders it holds. My room has lime green and blue walls. Among the walls hold old photographs of my childhood and who I am now. Hand prints, because whenever somebody new steps into my room they have to put their hand print on any of my walls (haven't had any one put their feet yet, though). quotes and messages that important people have added, wrote, or that have inspired me. My room, is the scrapbook of my life, and I already have a wall picked out for Taiwan. I even have all the tally marks that I have added for a count down for when I leave. My room is awesome.

7. Forks. Why: Because Taiwan eats with chopsticks, nuff said.

8. My grandparents. Why: Because they spoil the heck out of me and they are awesome people.

9. Chelsi Curtis. Why: Because she is awesome. She is the older sister I've always wanted; If I would have ever been able to have an older sister, I would have wanted her to be exactly like Chelsi.

10. Band. Why: Because music is what makes me who I am. Hopefully, I can find myself a nice little Taiwan band. Yeah, that'd be legit.

That's all I've got to say about that, for now anyway.