It is ridiculous to think just how long it has been since the last time I checked in here...but this does not mean that I had not thought about doing so, and also, I had definitely not forgotten about you, Blogger! It's just... I was at a loss for words. So many things have happened - I went to Grand Canyon and it simply took my breath away, I recently had a trip to Santa Fe and it was like nothing that I have ever seen before, fall was long since gone and winter has arrived... And I am really just scratching the surface of things! Everyday, I learn something new, and it is through all the knowledges that I accumulate, I find myself mentally piecing these puzzles together, and I realize that everyday, I also learn more about myself - and at the end of my two years here, I might actually get a complete jigsaw puzzle, in which lies all the moments that I have lived, all the people whom I have met, and all the stories that I have heard...about the world, about life. I am unable to pinpoint my exact emotion now, but if gratitude is something that can be felt by the heart, that would be it. 

Have courage and be kind

Have courage and be kind

Have courage and be kind... 

...what I tell myself every day, every night

Life is worth living again

Another day

Life is worth living again

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And you've given me the best gift

That I've ever known

You give me purpose everyday 

You give me purpose in every way

I love it here, I really do