faith wrote:
Love how I was without internet for 4 days and it took me 2 minutes to catch up on here
Oh man, sorry! Here we go:
I think I met my quota for today.
I was off studying in the NYC library at Bryant Park when I went out to find food. I was determined to find the TGI Fridays, and my phone died. As I'm walking I pass by a restaurant that I had gone to with my former professor, at a different location, and I think, "It would be funny if he was in there now." I walk past it and happen to look inside the windows and he was THERE. He was sitting in the back with another man wearing a suit and he saw me, I saw him, and we had that slow recognition thing going on. I smiled and waved at him, kept walking, he stood up from his chair, but I was out of sight after that. I kept walking and thought, "Wait, what am I doing??" So I turn and quickly walk back and he's already run to the entrance and I walk into him. He said, "I couldn't believe you'd pass by without saying anything" and I swear, when we saw each other we gave each other this huge hug-- it was as if we had been separated for years and reunited. I don't know what got into me (or him)! What an intriguing hug.
He said my China pictures are beautiful and he inquired about my life etc. I noticed that he put his hand into this ice bucket full of champagne and he was holding an ice cube. I looked at his hand and he stopped XD Another man wearing a suit walks in, he's his friend, I'm introduced to him too, and it was really nice. He said to let him know when I want to grab coffee with him and I said I will.
So that's my random story
I guess I missed him more than I thought, but in Shanghai I thought of him as the only person I'd want to see back home. Speaking of which, I had dinner with a friend who came back and she asked, "Am I the only one who thinks about China everyday?" I said NO XD I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt happy every day and so carefree! Even with Strickland and my friends back, I still look back on that night in April at 2AM with Strickland, when he asked, "Not spicy, right?" I replied right and he said, "Perfect." That word described everything, I knew to appreciate it even then, I can still see the moment now, and it's amazing.
@Eminatic: I know what you mean! I had to do mock interviews and I was still nervous even though I wasn't the one being interviewed. At the last moment they asked me to be an interviewee as well, and I was not very prepared since my assignment was to be an interviewer. But I nailed it! I was nervous, but my reviews from the committee were that I was very clear, I managed to mix in my life, goals, and interests into every answer, my hand gestures were great and emphasized my point, and I was super convincing in general, especially when I talked about a weakness. I wasn't prepared to talk about a weakness, and I don't know how I remembered something one of my bosses told me. I said it so naturally I surprised even myself XD I'm a gigantic nerd