Nothing Personal

For the longest time I have put off writing anything personal on this blog. It's just something I didn't want to do, but today I had a sudden urge to actually tell you what's going on in my life.

My mother and father left two days ago on a bus to New York to catch their flight to Hong Kong today. They will be gone for about 2 months and I already miss them. Mom is going there to spend time with grandpa before he passes away. Dad is going with Mom because he has more fun in China and New York then he would ever have being at home. I'm almost certain by the time my sister graduates from college they will both go to China and live the rest of their lives there. My Dad hates being in America, simply because he doesn't know English well enough to enjoy life here in the states. I feel sorry for him because I can't imagine what he's going through. He literally plays Chinese Chess and watches TV all day with very little social interaction from the outside world. I can tell how happy he is when my brother and I come home because it's somebody to talk to.

My brother is going to Shanghai this summer for an internship for two months and then studying aboard at a international university in China. I'm really glad that he went to China this past summer because I think that's what really sparked his interest in investing more time there. I really proud of my brother to be willing to go to a place so far away from home by himself. At times I think he's the oldest one in the family and he has matured a lot this past year.

My sister took her SATs yesterday and believes she destroyed the reading section, I hope she does. I'm a little skeptical about this because she was nowhere near close to perfect on her PSATs. I'm a little worried about her since she will be at home by herself for about two months. I think she'll be fine though, she's old enough to take care of herself and she isn't the type to throw epic parties while our parents are gone.

I'm still very hung up on what I want to do this summer. I have a phone interview with the TIP program at Duke tomorrow morning. I have to tell Youth Villages if I want to work for them over the summer soon and I'm not sure if I will hear back from Upward Bound and Duke before the deadline. How troublesome. I'm sure everything will work out though! Alright, that's enough about me. Nothing personal.