International Relations is My Specialty! future diplomat?

The Devil Comes In Horseback

     

I just finished watching this documentary about the situation in Darfur before the country of Sudan was split into two, this is one of those documentaries which instantly grabbed my attention. Its a very powerful documentary giving you explicit details and images about the atrocities done by the Sudanese government predominantly Arab in ethnicity to its black African population. The notion of ethnic cleansing is a very serious issue and something the international community must condemn unilateraly because there's no denying that many lives were lost because of this! This documentary raises an interesting issue in the area of international relations and politics: what can the international community do if a respective government is conducting a massacre on its own people? can one intervene or is that exclusively an issue of domestic politics where the sovereign is the ultimate authority? can we really turn a blind eye to the sufferings of another in a world where universal values is existent?

Its no denying the fact that one must have witnessed humanitarian disasters throughout the world but what can we really do to help? international politics is always riddled with the conflict of egoistical  interests where does the universal norms ratified by various countries in the UN declaration of human rights come into play? it is quite depressing to see that direct actions by the international community are somewhat rare, we had already seen what happened in Rwanda where the ethnic majority Hutu literaly  tried to kill every ethnic Tutsi they could find within their country yet the world just watched and observed as these atrocities take place. i believe that the international community "DOES" have the power to intervene when these types of crisis appears but they simply chose not to! its really sad to think about the notion of morals seems to go to the trashcan whenever interest are involved, the issue faced in this documentary is still the same thing "they know yet they chose to ignore" what does it take for people to care about these issues??

100 followers for Grades??

If only it were that easy! i still got about 30 and have to get 70 more for credit! geez what am i going to do? making 10 accounts is not going to help much apparently!

Random Interview

-Name?
Dwinda or Dwin for short
-Age and birth date?
22 years birthday 25 August 1989
-Favorite color?
Brown, green and white
-Top interests?
the outdoors, back packing, a good book, good food, travelling, shotokan karate, philosophy, world affairs, debating, psychology, volunteer work, sudoku and badminton
-Best traits?
Independence, adaptability, open minded, discipline and diplomatic
-Special Talents?
Studying, learning new languages, organizational skills, reading people, cooking, debating, memorizing facts and reading people
-Unusual interests?
day dreaming, reading peoples temperament, eating ridiculously spicy food
-Dislikes?
being waken up, going hungry, waiting and not enough sleep
-coffe or tea?
ginger tea, or green tea thank you!
-A thing you always carry?
A pen
-A thing you cant live without?
My bed!
-Most frequent words used?
"i knew it!"
-Favorite quote?
A man who asks questions is a fool for a minute, a man who does not ask questions is a fool for life (confucius)
-Biggest dream?
being the next UN secretary general
-short term goal?
too loose weight:(

学习汉语是很难的，但它非常有趣 (Studying Chinese is Difficult! but its very Interesting)

Im currently studying Chinese its one of the hardest language i ever tried to learn, even though i  have been learning it for the last two years i still find it difficult to pronounce some of the tones properly. Not to mention the array of characters that i have to memorize in order to fully understand written texts its one of the language that you will really need to practice rigorously in order to master in terms of pronunciation, reading and writing its definitely a constant work in progress. What sparked my interest in the language itself is the undeniable fact that i was fascinated by the Chinese culture itself! and not to mention its one of the language with the most native speakers either than English dating from 1200 and its one of the worlds official languages in the areas of trade, commerce and diplomacy and it also happens to be the one of the official languages of the United Nations which is really useful for a polisci major with a concentration on international relations like myself.

I might not be Chinese but it doesn't take a Chinese native to appreciate the depth of a culture. Living in Indonesia the Chinese cultural influence is almost seen and evident everywhere in the cuisine, traditional regalia and cultural practices which my country assimilated this is an undeniable fact for most of the Asian countries located in the Pacific rim and Southeast Asia alike. My interest was sparked by that fact alone, that it is one of the worlds most influential cultures! whether a result of immigration or ancient exploits of the Middle Kingdom (The ancient name for China) the Chinese cultural influences seems to touch many shores (one trip to any South east Asian country or nations in the pacific rim you will realize this fact). I use to hear stories from my history teacher that the ancient Indonesian kingdoms of Madjapahit, Sriwijaya, Mataram, Kutai sent envoys to the China during the ancient Ming Dynasty and they were in awe of the vastness, technological sophistication,  bureaucratic inefficiency and cultural achievement of the Middle Kingdom and of the amount of ancient scholars and government officials sent from the ancient Indonesian kingdoms to get educated in China documented in ancient texts we still have today.

As a non native which grew up around these dominant influences i choose to study the language! (also due to my ever curios nature of cultures not native to me) im looking forward in finally being fluent in mandarin Chinese and figuring out more about the culture of the nation predicted to unseat the United States from hegemonic power im hoping for a chance to learn the language in the country itself along with most of my other friends who already did so! il keep learning till then!

http://indonesiakatakami.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/wen-jiabao-to-visit-indonesia-on-closer-ties/

Unsaid Words

Listen you!

Is it that simple for you to smile when i utter those vulnerable words?

Is it that simple for you to unconsciously say that you care but you left me in the dark?

Is it fair for me when you said you wanted to continue yet watched me while doing nothing as i stumble?

Is it fair to me that i added an extra weight in my head while you run scott free?

Don't you realize...?

Its easier for me to run away and bury all those emotions but i chose not too?

That i stayed even though it means swallowing my heart?

That i crossed that barrier into unknown territory way out of my comfort zone?

That dreading the future prospects only makes me feel self pity?

Why are you..

There when you could be anywhere else?

Leaving it up to me? when all options seems sad and depressing?

Testing me as to see how far could i bare my pain?

Saying that youre sad if things turn out bad and there is nothing i could do about it too?

falling bellow expectations? maybe

youre there, while it seems that im just gazing at a distance

youre there, knowing there is nothing i could do

youre there, watching me wanting to lash out but came out in silence

am i a pushover?

did i make questionable choices? the heart is really a mysterious thing...

How long can this impenetrable fortress withstand a full assault?

its easier to run... run.. and never look back but what am i running from?

do i fear you? yes.. do i want to be with you? yes

where can there be a consensus from me and maybe you? 

Graduating in Summer 2013!

I'm graduating from CSUN next summer! my time here feels so short, 4 semesters in total so far with approximately 45 credits to go including my majors subject (not bad for an international student!) For me this means pushing my self even harder to graduate with a good standing i have plans to take graduate studies elsewhere lets hope i get into UCSD International Relations program i really want to go there! i have backup plans as well if i didn't get my desired program, im currently thinking of taking Chinese for a year in Beijing or look for other universities in Singapore, Australia and the Netherlands. Lets just hope i can get the classes needed for me to graduate before CSUN gets even more pricier (hey i have international student fess to worry about since i pay triple the regular amount!) im so psyched lets do this!

The Differences In Sexuality illustrated in Western Vs. Eastern Pop Culture

One could not deny the stark differences in which sexuality is portrayed in these four pictures, these aspects are always noticeable when comparing western and eastern cultures especially in terms of pop culture. Its Interesting to observe that the two cultures comparatively speaking have very divergent perspectives in terms on the aspect of beauty. Being born and raised from an "eastern" background i must admit that my ideas of beauty is different from the mainstream american pop culture's background. The reason i decided to write about this is the fact that noticeable differences does exists between the two. To put into perspective my general opinion on western beauty that it basically puts more emphasis on the bodily features and blatant portrayal of sexuality, female individuality and assertiveness compared to the eastern "ideal" beauty portrayal of blatant femininity (in women), doll or childlike features, petite figures and submissive/ vulnerable gestures. My objective here is not to stereotype by race! but i want to share my observations with people reading this blog regarding what i find distinctive in how woman is portrayed in these two very different cultures, something i find quite intriguing the more i am exposed to it.

Judging from the things i see culture plays such an important role in shaping these particular preferences, people here in the states tend to describe beauty in a very different way than that in the east. None more so prevalent when looking at Hollywood movies i noticed the fact that the overall distinctive physical features such as big breasts, perfect body and the woman's independent and individuality plays an important role and defining the ideal woman compared to that of the east people tend to focus on women in general as being submissive, vulnerable, childlike features and cute child like gestures as appealing and desirable. Comparing the four picture illustrates my ideas perfectly notice the stark differences in feminine gestures illustrated in the pictures above whereas western women: Beyonce and lady gaga in this case portrays sensuality explicitly whereas the eastern example being members from the Korean pop girl band SNSD portrays themselves as being cute and childlike in behavior.

Truthfully im not to familiar with the western portrayal of beauty due to my lack of knowledge based background of western culture as a whole about the roles of woman, however i can give sufficient perspective on eastern idea of feminine beauty due to my familiarity, interaction and cultural background. I can pretty much say that easterners tend to view women as an object of ascetical beauty sometimes deprived from their physical sensuality, they put heavy emphasis on women's overall feminine elegance vulnerable qualities hence the child like like portrayal. And most mainstream eastern culture woman tends to shy away from provocative gestures of sexuality where in this case woman emphasize heavily on female humility (shy like qualities) as the proper etiquette on how a woman should behave or risked being shunned or being marked off as immoral by the society. Western woman in the other hand put great emphasis on individuality, self expression and being more assertive, and having a sense of sensual allure of them being the object of desire and their ability to attract the opposite sex.

So you decide! can you notice the difference? most of you reading this probably are more familiar with western pop culture so i think i wouldn't need to illustrate it as an example however il put one music video of an eastern pop culture (korean pop) as an example instead for those unfamiliar with the notion of woman in eastern culture here's a music video to illustrate my arguments. And once again im not trying to stereotype! its just me thinking out loud so any feed backs are welcome:)

Life's Choices: A personal Reflection

Its' like taking a step into the past reminiscing the times we spent in kindergarten, teachers would make you stand in front of the class asking you the classic and cliched question of: "what do you want to become in life?", it seems like a simple question back then since we find no trouble in answering that question with random things such as a doctor, policeman, like my dad etc. But i guess that's due to our inexperience as a child which views the world in such simple terms call it "overly optimistic" but i guess that we were not to blame since we were not yet exposed to the harshness of reality and as we grow up we felt as though we were slapped back into reality and finding out the sudden realization that life is not that simple.
Fate: pre-destined or illusions of freedom? could i accept the fact that my life was already laid out in front of me? is there such a thing as bad or good choices? its a difficult thing to process.. one couldn't deny that there exists a huge gap between the fortunate and the not so unfortunate but why did it become so? are they there by choice or destiny was already written for them since the day they were born? could it be possibly that we are mere pawns of fate with no hope of deviation? its quite depressing to think about it
"We struggle, work and get our education then were all set" is it really that simple? there's no denying the fact that some people have more choices than others, and like a simple notion of natural selection some thrive while others fall. Does destiny play a huge role in orchestrating the dynamics we see in our day to day life? were people destined to become weak, poor, vulnerable while others become strong, wealthy and powerful? i have always heard people telling me that life isn't fair so get use to it do we humans even have a choice to alter our fate?
Everyone has dreams there's no denying that fact, but in the end i guess that we cant get everything that we want.. i guess the notion of fate is inevitable but i do believe its up to us individuals to make the best of it, our struggle to succeed will be our driving force to make the best out of our fate. We struggle to become better and achieve great things in life but in the end perhaps some things was not meant to be, the notion of success inst always 100% guaranteed like a simple game of probability i believe we each have a role to play but i guess the beauty of life lies in the fact of figuring it out ourselves. I guess metaphorically that a long journey is not only about the point of getting from one place to another, but what we individuals do in the journey to get to our destination. In the end i guess its all about the process we undergo to get to our pre-destined fate and making the best in off our journey. These experiences nurtures us, strengthen us to face hardships that may come to pass and become a core foundation of your character.
I know one thing for sure: what ever challenges i face i will face it head on and do my best to overcome it that's the "choice" i will make if things get tough ill suck it up and move on. "use your heart as your light, your head as a compass and your dreams as provisions as you make way for a long journey" In the end i believe that in the end that humans were born to make the "impossible possible" life is perhaps pre-destined but we humans have a choice to make the best out of it. In the end we all fight for survival in this harsh reality called life

Optimist or a Pessimist? You Decide

 

Home Sick Remedy (My nation, my pride and my identity)

I have lived abroad almost all my life moving from one place to another, i grasped several languages along the way, interacted with foreign cultures, traveled across its territory and met new faces along the way. It gave me a realization about the vast and diverse world we live in and how it would probably take a life time to immerse oneself with such overwhelming diversity which shapes our world. I have always fancied travelling, this is likely to be a result of a traveling lifestyle which i benefit from my parents line of work im pretty proud to say that my parents work for the government in the areas of diplomacy, my father is a career diplomat representing my country in foreign countries."To represent and to work for the benefit and the well being of the nation" is the cliche'd definition of my parents line of work but i would shamefully admit that i know quite little of my country of origin, i consider myself an international citizen instead of rightfully Indonesian. But given a short time of my stay in my homeland i can attest to a country which is distinctly unique, diverse and enchanting a country which i call my home Indonesia: a vast archipelago composing of 17.504 islands sandwiched between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific strategically located between Africa and India to the west; Australia to the south and the American continent in the west lastly the Asian continent to the North, 33 provinces, fourth largest population in the world and 706 different ethnic languages and home to 5 different religions united by a single lingual identity of "Bahasa Indonesia".

This diversity might be overwhelming to some but Indonesia is unified under the principal national emblem illustrated above with a bold sign saying "Bhineka Tunggal Ika" which means Unity in Diversity  in Sanskrit under the 5 guiding principles  principles of the belief in god, humanitarian principles, National unity, democratic Government and justice and equality for all its citizens. I also forgot to mention the foreign immigrants from India, China and the Arab world that adds to the complexity of the Indonesian culture; one would look like Indian, Arabian and Chinese by facial characteristics yet they identify themselves as Indonesian's something i also witnessed during my time in the United States. For me what i miss from all this diversity could be summed up through one really unique thing: Indonesian Cuisine! a combination of indigenous cuisine which varies from region to region and fusion of all the provincial influences mixed along with foreign influence mostly Chinese, Indian and influences brought through colonialization of Portuguese, Dutch and the Japanese. From rice dishes, noodles, curry's, Frikkadel's and chili based cuisines (not for your average eater) Indonesia manages to assimilate them all! going though all the different cuisines is an adventure itself, i daresay it would take a lifetime to sample all the different cuisines distributed around the large Archipelago!

People always assume that Indonesia is an Islamic country given the majority Muslim population but in reality it is "not an Islamic country" like many people believe: we have Christians, Muslims, Hindu, Buddhist and Confucianism with equal representation in the ministry of religious affairs. Despite religious conflicts in the past it is safe to assume that Indonesia has managed to put the past behind showing a larger and greater degree of tolerance to its citizens by providing religious  freedom protected by the constitution although religion still plays a large part of your social identity, It still has religious fundamentalist who seeks to nullify this religious diversity by establishing a Muslim autocratic state under the Sharia law by using violence but the government have taken greater effort to suppress and root out these factions which threatens national unity and these factions are slowly loosing support as more and more Indonesian's are getting educated.

Similar to the United States its a functioning democracy with elected executive and legislative bodies, despite the years of oppression under the Soeharto regime the country has progressed to a modern democracy. While i have to admit the country still have major flaws: laden with corruption of dirty government officials, unequal income distribution, separatist states and law manipulation it is showing a lot of progress throughout the year receiving positive feedback from foreign investors by an economic growth averaging 6.4-6.8% yearly. Poverty is still existent and the gap between wealthy Indonesians and poor Indonesians is still so vast. Among the Modern glamorous shopping malls, foreign brand chains, palatial estates and tall modern skyscrapers slums still exist throughout the cities with people doing all that they can to scratch a living in here lies the irony that some people are some well off while others are so desperately poor. 

Indonesia still has a long way to go but the outlook is positive and i do believe that my country will fair better in the future, im writing this as a reminder of my home that seems so far away and a remedy of my occasional longings to return to my country of origin. I will definitively come back! after i attained my higher education in the States and being able to contribute something worthwhile for my country upon my return so until then.. wait for me Indonesia!

Memoirs of a Geisha: An Ethnographic Masterpiece

No matter how many times i read this book i never seem to get tired of it, its probably the 9th time i red this book and it still manages to fascinate me and never cease to capture my imagination of a world so foreign to me! Its beautifully written, well narrated using a first person perspective and gave me an in depth perspective on a culture not my own. Despite the author Arthur Golden's non Japanese background the author manages to explain in quite explicit details about the culture and customs that is happening around the plot. The author manages to bring Sayuri the main protagonist to life throughout this book as though shes standing right in front of you reminiscing her life stories: her childhood her sadness, grief, dreams and hopes. So i would like talk a bit more about one of my all time favorite book, a book with quite a sentimental value to me.

The story tells the story of a girl named Chiyo born in a poverty stricken village called Yoroido on the coast of the Sea of Japan, she was sold by her parents into an Okiya (Geisha boarding house) in Gion the most prominent geisha district in Kyoto when she was only 9 years old. There she were to receive training to become a geisha under a very oppressive new adopted family: an elderly grumbling granny, a money obsessed mother (the okiya's mistress), a malicious geisha by the name of Hatsumomo who happens to be one of the most popular geisha in gion and finally another geisha apprentice of her age who Sayuri reffers to as "pumpkin" the only person nice to her in the Okiya.

Unhappy with her new life and her exploitative adopted family she tried to escape the okiya and return to the village on which she came from before recaptured by the household and forced into slavery to pay every single penny the household invested for her upon purchasing her due to her disobedience. Believing that her slife was over she cried and wept by the banks of the samegawa river until he met a certain man accompanied by what she sees as the most elegant women she had laid eyes upon (which happened to be geisha). This man took pity on her cheered her up and gave her his handkerchief, never receiving such kindness all her life she was determined to meet that man again and compelled her to resume geisha training under mameha determined to become the best geisha in all of gion.

What draws me to this book is how the author manages to portray the beauty of a culture not native to him in such a way that it has a strong aesthetic appeal that portrays elegance, mystery and emotions in such a way that you feel as though youre pulled into another world and seeing the world through sayuri's eyes reliving his life in Gion. Its amazing how the author managed to bring real like imagery throughout the book, and i believe that the cultural details contains within this book must have gone rigorous ethnographic research of Japanese culture during the time. I feel in love with this book instantly, and for me even though books with this particular genre is not uncommon but this book stand out in being able to immerse the reader in a totally new world. Im not surprised that this book has amazing reviews and was adapted into a Hollywood film i recently know about!(late comer). Although the film fails to portray the book in depth it manages to capture the aesthetically beauty that distinctive in this book. Memoirs of a geisha will trully remain one of my all time favorite books which i will recommend highly for those interested in ethnography and aesthetically pleasing narration. Here's the trailer of the movie im talking about and i regret that i didn't notice that the movie existed earlier it has flaws but it illustrates the general idea of aesthetics appeal perfectly

-"To be judged as a Geisha is to be judged as a living work of art" -Mameha

Quote Of The Day

Chinese Toilets...

United Nations: Is it Effective?

A week ago the UN Security Council attempt to sanction Syria's current regime under President Bashar al Assad failed as a result of Russia and China's veto. This was a direct attempt to end the violent ongoing conflict between the anti government faction within Syria against the Syrian Military which resulted in the lost of hundreds of lives in a conflict which has lasted for nearly 11 months. The UN Security council in this case the US, Great Britain, France backed up a plan proposed by members of the Arab League asking pressident Assad to step down from the presidency or face harsher sanctions to its regime. However this proposal was diliberately vetoed by both China and Russia where many countries viewed as an outrage and unjust. This is an example and indication of the lack of UN effeciency to promote order and stability to its member states. The world cannot turn a blind eye in conditions where a state attacks its own people and deny's their people the basic necesseties of freedom. One could wonder where is the humanity behind all of this and the role the UN has in promoting universal values of human rights to its member states ratified by several countries upon entering the UN. Is this a indication of the failure of the UN ideal? It leads me to wonder where does the UN fault lies in this fiasco?
If we were to talk about the system itself we could see several critical flaws where in this case the UN Security Council itself calls all the shots concerning whether a resolution passes or not and these decission itself is monopolized by major powers such as the US, Great Britain, France, Russia and China. Ultimately this leads to the "monopoly" of UN resolotions despite majority vote. I beleive that all countries should have an equal representations in the coucil and decisions should be based on majority vote! Many conflicts in the past escalated because of a result of the UN inefficiency to uphold the basic mission of the UN  itself (Peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance and social economic development) the world have witnessed the tragedies of the former yugoslavian republic and the genocide in Rwanda will the UN continue its past failures due to the lack of inneficiency to take actions? and will history repeat itselves?
The UN itself is established by the basic ideals of Universal norms of its member states which respect the rights of states and individuals within its jurisdiction. It hopes to create an institution which promotes trade, mutual development and equal prosperity to its member states. However the fault of its implementation lies in the area of legitamacy itself whereas the UN cannot directly interfere with its members domestic policy. This has led many countries in the past to take Unilateral actions against other states mostly in the basis of individual state interest without any single authority keeping them in check. Will a Universal government be the solution of the UN's inefctiveness? but under who's mandate will it fuction? During my time reading about this particullar international government there is still no acceptable solution to deal with these inneficencies however the most simple solution in the short term would be to abolish the UN security Council and turn it into a majority vote. But in the long run the notion of Universal Government should be a plausible idea..

The Higher Power: An Individual Perspective

   

Human beings are creatures that will never falter until they find the truth, it is always in our nature to be curious..

Questions after questions in ages past always emerged out of humanity's existence asking the very notion of humanity's purpose, what significance can a mere individual possibly have in this vast universe? how did we came to be in the first place? everything has to have a beginning.. even the basic notion of science claimed that "a matter could not exist without a catalyst" that lead many of us individuals to believe the basic notion of the "higher power". The divine entity that orchestrated the vast universe like a composer orchestrating his masterpiece, his tunes in accordance with one another in perfect rhythmic harmony. The highest peak to the lowest dept that exists in our earth to the every living things we see right in front of your eyes how can one basically claim that these things appear out of naught?

This Higher Power has humbled humanity for the past millenia, the very notion of worship itself emerges from our individuals inability to comprehend the greater work at play in setting our universe into motion. What is this greater power? it comes in many names Yahweh, Allah, Deva Buddha and many more but accepted universally as "god". Religion itself is a pathway which humanity itself has paved in order to remain in awe with this supreme being. Countless centuries of fighting have been rightfully justified in preserving the one true belief of the one so encompassing. Humans have waged war against one another on the behalf of this one divine being and in his name were many people slaughtered mercilessly throughout history. Has he always been there? watching us individuals brimming with benevolence as he gazed at his cherished creatures like many religious texts mentioned? one could wonder his very existence if one were to observe the corruption and injustice we see in the world today or was he simply not there? how could any individual believe something which is not physically present as a governing force determining the fate of the entire universe?

He works in mysterious ways people say, or is it simply that he is far too great for us mere humans to comprehend? people tend to find justifications for the things they cannot understand or challenge uncertainty by providing answers through the notion of rationale?

But what does this supreme being mean for me anyway? for me at least it comes from the feeling that there is something out there beyond metaphysics that you feel in every breath you take, every heart beat you feel and every vein pulsating in your body. The basic notion of knowing that us individuals are alive defines this feeling and it is my individual belief that one does not "look for god" but he" resides inside all of us" we are the representation of that harmony he had created which encompasses everything we see in front of our eyes 

The Journey So Far

To be honest i dont know what to write about, but out of all the dull things i could do in this blog this one seems the easiest one to do.. at first i thought of articles, journals and even pictures! and guess what? im going to do all of those (at least that is what i will try to do) the point of this assigned web project is to get students to write afterall, so i guess ill begin my first entry talking about myself a little more since my first entry probably didnt tell you much so here it is.. a short story about my life so far!
I live a life where the word "home" is defined in the broadest of terms, i had always lived in many different places and my idea of home seems less conventional compared to other people. I can pretty much say i live a nomadic life which allows me to travel to different parts of the globe thanks to my parents line of work, some called it a privelage but i used to call it a pain. Im Indonesian by nationality but thats all my nationality defines me as a person, the only indonesian atribute i can only attest to is probably my proefficiency in my native tongue. I spend short years in my native land before moving somewhere else outside the country to sum it all up i was born in Indonesia, raised in Germany, attended kindergarden back in indonesia, attended first grade up to fourth grade in South Africa, attended junior high school in Indonesia, attended my higschool fresman year in Pakistan, back to indonesia to finish my high school senior year and attended a local university and finally transfered to the US.
I pride my ability to adapt to various places given my unique lifestyle (imagine moving to many places all the time) and it also allows me to gain some knowledge on languages I interact with along the way one of them being English which is off course not native to me. Overall I gained a lot of experience along the way and it made the individual i am today. To sum it all up travel has always been a defining characteristic for me hence the title i picked for this blog (plus it sounds cool at least me) I guess thats all there is to it, im looking forward in learning what living in the States is all about at least until i have my bachelors degree and hopefull a classy Phd In International Politics or International Law and to fullfil my life long goal of becoming the UN secretary general hahahah.. (everyone needs a big dream!) Thanks for reading, and see you till the next entry anyways i add one of my fav acoustic guitar only music and its pretty much my rythmic ryme as i go out into the day enjoy :D

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.  ~St. Augustine