reflection.

this time last year, i was done with IASAS and my closest friends were the people on the swim team. I was happy with what i got out of the competition, and we had Spirit Week so we were all dressed up as Spirit Week participants and hyper and whatnot. and we were definitely able to walk around in shorts & a t-shirt. or a tanktop, even. and i was, of course, excited for Chinese New Year. and i was excited for team bondings and water polo and MANTAS. i had my awesome brothers at TAS and overseas, derrick, peyton and buii + micah & patrick, my amazing friends at school, creager, steph, jake and people, and the swim team and rugby was a huge part of my life. oh, and most importantly, i was in taiwan.

right now, this year,  i am freezing my ass off, even though i wear 2086092498 layers of clothes when i go outside. swimming and rugby is no longer a huge part of my life unfortunately. it now actually is one of the smallest part of my life, when you think about it. i hadn't talked to my awesome brothers & friends & swim team & rugby people & everyone in taiwan since the middle of december. i hadn't gone to IASAS, even though the swim team had travelled. we dont have Spirit week. im not excited for Chinese New Year because it's not celebrated here. No team bonding, and even if there was, i wouldn't be so excited for it. We'll never play water polo in this weather, and MANTAS is totally out of the question. People that were complete strangers to me, like Sakura and Hikaru and Emma, are now my best friends. and i am in japan.

i am a little disappointed by how much my life has changed over the past 12 months, now that i look back on it.