Just returned from the airport. Missy flew to Sydney today, to continue with her work and study. Really fast how time flies.... still remember the time when I visited her during her first year there. Now it seems very far away.
Anyway, back to the USA thing. How do I feel today? Similar to yesterday I guess. Will be getting my visa in another 12 hours' time or so, somehow things are all falling into place. And to think just a few weeks ago I was still wondering if the States would be a reality after all! All the hassle I had to go through, at the end of the day it's much ado about nothing, really. Histrionics...
A friend told me recently that when I go to the States eventually, what I'll miss, besides my family and friends, would be the food in Singapore. Yes. I seem to concur. Being wanting in the gastronomic department would certainly been a sore point for a while I'm sure. But I suppose that just needs a bit of getting used to. I'd probably cook most meals myself, so I'll use ingredients that are so called "familiar" to me. Palatable, at the very least.
Family members have been discussing the possibility of visiting me while I'm in Ann Arbor. The thing is, I'm kind of in two minds about this. Of course, it would be really nice to have your clan over for a visit, just so to see them and for them to see you. But the airfare alone is obscenely expensive, and I really wonder if it's worth it for them to spend so much, and sit through almost 24 hours of flight time, just to pay me a visit for a few days. Really in a dilemma there.
Some friends have also mentioned their wanting to visit me while I'm there. So sweet of them. These days we are all so caught up with our own lives and work, that the thought of pals taking out their time to go faraway to visit you warms one's heart very much. Would be nice to have them over, for sure.
How strange, I'm not even in the US yet, and I'm already thinking about people visiting me there. Frankly though, I have no idea at all how I will adapt to the life there. But I suppose I will be alright. Anyway, I'm used to travelling alone. Far. Of course, this time round it's for a protracted period, plus I'm going for studies, not simply a holiday (or depending how you see it, I guess. Studying can be fun. And I think it is fun.) .
But I'm a big boy I suppose, I should be able to handle.