这两个星期忙忙碌碌，功课， 专题作业与报告来势汹汹，真有点应接不暇。但是也因为忙，往往时间迅速的过去。目前天气还算不错，白天艳阳高照，但气温不太高，相当舒服。然而，不知道这阳光会持续多久，说真的，也许是因为Michigan 这地方偏北，使我无法估计四季的变化时期，虽说现在是秋天，但每天太阳出来时, 让我感觉比较象夏天。究竟冬天什么时候来临，而到时是怎样的景象，我只能拭目以待。然而，话说回来，我随时都欢迎阳光！
在我屋外徘徊的鹿
Deer grazing just outside my apartment!
They were too proud to turn around for a mug shot...
These two weeks have been pretty hectic, with all the various assignment deadlines looming. But time flies when you are busy, so that’s good I suppose. The weather’s still quite pleasant as a whole, with the sun still out in the daytime and cool temperatures in general. Not sure how long this sunshine will hold though, in fact, I think because Michigan is quite far north, the estimate of the time of the four seasons confuses me. Although it is called “Fall” now, somehow the sunshine just makes me think of summer. So when is it going to be winter, and how will it be like, I wonder. Having said that, I’d rather have sunshine than cold weather anytime!
Scampering squirrel
The Islamic Centre at Ann Arbor (click picture for closer look)
Red Maple Leaf
At times, you plunge into moments of doubt thinking, why do you want to travel so far for an education? Of course, the usual reasons come to mind: new experience, refreshing change, carpe diem!, etc. But when you get down to the bottom of it all, what exactly is the impetus of packing your bags and jetting off to an unknown land for a year? I have not stopped asking myself that question. But well, as I ponder through it each day, life just continues, and before I know it, I’ve actually completed quite a number of things, and seen quite a number of new places.
Perhaps the value is not immediately seen. I remember how a friend told me that I will only truly appreciate the time spent abroad when I return home. Of course, home will still be where my heart is, but hopefully I will look back at my time abroad and think, it was a year well-spent.
Will keep on movin’…