Yonsei, here I come.
'Base your decision on bare facts, not sentimental appeal,' said one advisor, and I did. And now--how can I describe being at a new starting point in my life once again--I need to take a big deep breath in and exhale very slowly just thinking about it, I puff long, fluffy clouds of imagination and anticipation from the top of my head, I shake my head right and left wondering just what is on the other side of this line and where it will lead.. But no, it's not scary at all, because I know all those unexpected twists and turns that will definitely throw me, they will be the hand of God giving me opportunities to push my boundary of self-awareness just a little bit further, to let me know how well I can handle unexpected situations, to make me realize how much I don't know about the world and what I can do with it.
I am On My Way.
Not everything has gone to plan since my childhood dream of being able, for the rest of my life, to read, to talk about what I read, and to have people take something valuable from my talking about what I read. (But nothing ever should go to plan, because you are always the less wiser when you plan than when you act it out later on.) More or less, I am happy that the goal I set so many years ago is now really about to be realized. I can't wait to become Dr. Suh.
I plan to become a Great Scholar and a Sought-After Expert..
..on many topics, including English + Irish + Children's Literature, Literature education in non-English speaking countries, proving the importance of humanity in contemporary and future society, importance of literary studies in underdeveloped and developing countries, literature as not a luxury but oxygen of the mind. I also dream of studying wildlife in the wild. My children will grow up barefoot and sunburnt, with the free-est souls on earth and the most appreciative eyes for nature.
Build your basics, take on the world.
