Hello, hello. Nice to meet you, internet. This is LoveRice here, a rambling, sarcastic, blonde valley-girl from California, USA. (But I like totally promise I like don't always say 'like' even though I'm from like the valley, like because that doesn't like actually mean like anything... Was that sentence as difficult to read as it was for me to write?) I think I'm pretty hilarious, but it's alright if you don't. I won't judge you for your bad taste in comedy, I promise. I also talk about sex a lot because I'm a horny lady with no outlet. I'm kinda a mix of a weirdo who enjoys watching Doctor Who, the Lord of the Rings, and Detective Conan, a bookworm who loves reading ridiculously long novels, and a party girl who craves dancing like a sexual lunatic at a crowded club or dive bar from 10pm until 5am. Oh, also I speak Chinese for whatever reason... Welcome to my life.
Well. Kinda. It's currently at a standstill.
Welcome to that awkward pause in my life that's equivalent to when you and your acquaintance have gone through all the socially required interactions, but no one is walking away - you just stare and laugh uncomfortably and think you should probably ask about that thing they like except you don't know what it is, and oh my god there's a gigantic zit right below their lip don't stare don't stare don't stare WHY IS IT LOOKING AT ME I should probably say something before they think I'm a freak who can't communicate with people... WHAT DO I SAY? Ahhaha, nice weather? Ah we already did that one.... well, shit.
Moving on.
I've been places and such; I'm no stranger to travel. However, I'm currently stuck in one location and despite the beauty and love that surrounds me, it's fairly suffocating. I'm drowning in a world of stasis, and I feel like the surface is almost beyond reach. I have been in one place for too long - but how can I just pick up my stuff and go?
I've been on the move since 18, and haven't stayed in one location for more than two years. Two years in Beijing, China; one year in Santa Barbara, California; a year and a half in Washington, DC; and now, about six months in San Diego, California.
My life-after-high-school has seemed tame enough to me, but everyone in my family is really pushing me to get my AA degree. I'm almost there, I promise - but changing from college to college as I move has really slowed the process. (Everyone has different requirements for the same degree!) Oh, did I say AA? No, they want me to continue to my Bachelors, but one thing at a time. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to get it too, but I get sick of jumping through the hoops to get there. Give me experience and knowledge, not an obstacle course. I'm debating on what to do. I think I'll spend at least one more semester here (not including the summer, which is full of marketing projects and promises to fulfill). After that... I guess I finally push myself to a proper University. Or, I simply sell everything I own and drop my life and GO SOMEWHERE. Start an adventure!
Should I be starting this travel blog right now? I'm not sure. I'm certainly going no where at the moment. But my mind is buzzing, and my fingers itching. I've always wanted to write.
My dream is to travel to every single country in the world before I die. If I can, I'd like to do it before I'm 30 and have to actually consider being a real adult. I have 'bout 7 years left. Woot.
I'll try to post stories of my past travels up. I promise they actually happened. Many are very entertaining as I was very naive and new to the world; many are eye openers to people and cultures; and many are life changing moments. I promise to be as blunt, honest, and real as possible. The embarrassing moments will be described in full as well as my (few) moments of glory. In the mean time, I'll live my boring life here, study my shit, take care of my grandparents, and plan adventures that are soon (hopefully) to come.
And maybe if I'm lucky I'll trick you into thinking I'm awesome.
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All in a hot and copper sky,
The bloody Sun, at noon,
'Right up above the mast did stand,
No bigger than the Moon.
Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, no breath no motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.
-exert from Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
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