Life in Monterey

Time really flies. It has been more than a week since I got here. Everything is so different here. This is for sure a whole new experience. Ever since I got here, I finally realize the limited English ability that I have. I can't talk right. I can't hear right. Everything that used to be easy now frustrates me since I just can't get it right. It feels bad that I have to rely on someone else. I hope everything will be better. Last Saturday, Mom's friends, Uncle Leon and his girlfriend Amy, helped us to move. It took us some time and effort to move all our stuff to our place. They also took us the Fisherman's Wharf. We had a great meal. That was perhaps the best meal we had ever since we got here. The soup, man, is amazingly great! Unfortunately, it's too expensive and too far. Otherwise, I really want to have one cup of it every single day. Uncle Leon and Amy treated us really nice. They spent their whole afternoon with us, taking us to Target. We finally bought our comforter, and we didn't have to worry about being chilled in the mid of the night. Yet, it was at the moment that I felt the difference between two culture and the difficulty of living in an completely different country. I couln't even understand what kind of sheets I should buy. And it's really strange. Americans only have the so-called flat sheet. They don't have the cover for the comforter. How weired was that! After we got home, we officially started unpacking. Yet, we couldn't do much since we were still lack of lots of necessary furnitures, desks, chairs, drawers in the closet, etc. It sounds a lot, and it is a lot. Thanks for David's help, we were able to get most of the stuff yesterday. Unfortunately, Vaness didn't get what she wanted since there was only one desk and one chair left at Target. I put most of the things together and I have a desk, a chair and a small storage closet now. Well, that's how it works in the States. You want it, it takes efforts to get it. Anyway, it's really hard to live a different country, especially when you are not here just for fun. This is a challenge. Can I do it? I hope so. I should make it fun and challanging. Well, it is fun in someway. You can always expect more surprises here. Like now, I'm watching the fireworks of July 4th, the National Day of the States, through the window of my room. Splendid. Wish me luck, everyone. Wish me the best luck to survive through everything.