Streetside Quirks
Almost every day, there’s something small I see or hear outside that makes me smile. The other day, it was a little boy squatting on the sidewalk, Chinese-style with ankles firmly planted on the ground, poking the sand with a skewer. Today, it was hearing Yann Tiersen’s music on the subway platform. Amelie aside, I really do think that something about the impishly playful nature of the song evokes an image of running through a city and seeing curiously fascinating things on every street corner. We’re all stressed out this week because of midterm assignments (going to Zinck’s night on Thursday seems pretty unfeasible), but I hope I don’t lose sight of the fact that I’m here halfway around the world and that I need to learn and experience as much as I can while I’m here.