a new semester

Ming Dynansty South Gate
Originally uploaded by vanhalligan

This is another beginning of something new and unknown. The snow outside reminds me that I am still in the frozen Northeast. Yet spring is very close, and change is already in the air. Students and teachers are slowly making their way back into the sleepy town of Siping. Shops and restaurants are reopening after the long winter break. The train station and downtown have been bustling all day. For the 14th time, a new semester begins. So much possibility...So many new lives and personalities that will collide with my own to make up my life this new semester. And after all these years, I am still excited for whats next.