This one's for...

Stephy (I really hope you read this!) because she reminded me what a loser I was for not living up to my promise about this blog.
Last time I blogged, it was... mid-september? It's not mid-november. So what's changed since then? Oh, I don't know, maybe EVERYTHING?
Numero uno... I am officially an adult now! That's pretty exciting!
I've passed and I've failed, I've lost and then gained (weight, I mean =) ), I've grown and reverted back, and then some. And, I'm done with most of my work for the semester, so now I can really sit and CHILL!!! =D
A friend of mine (yes, girls, I've found another Asian posse here too! ) described it the best: in college, everything moves like it's on steroids simply because this is your life now-- I mean, you live, work, eat, and sleep (no gals, not like that) with the poeple around you. If you compare life now to life two weeks ago, there are always some major, drastic differences. It was naive to think that nothing would really change.
So how have I been taking it, you ask? Eerrr... I'll admit, I've had a few (emphasis on few) moments where I just want to crawl into a ball in my suite and have a good cry, except these walls are paper thin and my roommate caught me last time I tried this (boo! =( ) And I'm a bit bummed that I won't be there to see you guys during thanksgiving break. It was stupid to think that 3,094 miles didn't mean anything; there's definately a gap now that I'm not in your lives anymore, and vice versa.
But not to worry, guess what? I'll be back in a little less than a month! I worry though, because there are moments here when I look in a mirror and think, "Who is this girl?". I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm still the perky jumpy klutz you guys all knew and hated, but if you've talked to me at all, you know things about me have changed too. And it does drive me crazy, because it feels like there's a Oakland Anna and a Boston Anna, and I sometimes just wonder whatever happened to the Oakland Anna. The one thing I'm really afraid of is going back and realizing that there have been major drastic differences between me then and now, that I've lost the Oakland Anna and you guys won't connect with the Boston Anna.
I really hope that won't be the case though. Can't wait to see you guys again. We're headed to starbucks for a long convo. More on the weekend. Caio loves!