i was writing an email to xu lan today.
i was telling her what i heard from jo. apparently just a little while ago, a whole new batch of kyoto university students came to visit ucla. dante, jo and some other former ucla/tide students showed them around while they were visiting. but i thought it was funny--a whole new group of kyoto and ucla students.. it's almost like a parallel universe where history is repeating itself. it's now been one year since we went to japan and it feels so distant. all i have to remind myself that it really happened is my photos (lots and lots of 'em) and emails that i get from xu lan.

one year--even in my head it doesn't sound like a long time. but i guess it's not really the time which matters, but everything that has happened in between now and one year ago. since last year, i've officially ended my career as an undergrad and entered the workforce. and now that i'm officially part of the working world, i can honestly say that i miss being a student. the grass is always greener, huh?

the sakura are blooming in kyoto now, i'm sure. it would be nice to go back one day.. but not yet.