| 感恩节- Gan3 en1 jie2 - Thanksgiving
As I sat in service today, Tim said basically everything that I stand for -- especially just looking at all my challenges, my failures, my pain, and thanking God for it. (Of course the good too!) I started to ponder what I've been through this past year that has taught me, stretched me, made me fall on my knees, and made me cry...
So here's my list:
1) I'm thankful for failing, because if I did not I would not have learned to "slap myself, smile, and move on".
2) I'm thankful for interviews and having to talk about myself even though I do not think that I will be an asset to any company. (Despite the tiredness and suit-wearingness it brings) Because it really makes me reflect on my experiences thus far & makes me know that hey maybe all is hard work is getting me somewhere.
3) I'm thankful for God pulling people out of my life. (For allowing people to leave me.) Because He always taught me something through it and provides me with someone new to learn from.
4) I'm thankful for the insecurity, because it constantly teaches me to not be satisfied with myself and makes me work harder.
5) I'm thankful for the people who want me to fail, because it makes me prove myself more.
6) I'm thankful for the brothers and sisters who call me out when I'm not at fellowship or church. Because it reminds me I'm not alone in the walk.
7) I'm thankful for Hartford, because it taught me that I can go anywhere and find happiness. (Even when I'm alone)
8) I'm thankful for the people who are mean to my family, because you just help us become closer.
9) I'm thankful for the people who treat me unfairly, because you're just showing me how I never want to treat others.
谢谢
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| Hello world
I'm in Hartford, CT aka insurance town. Seriously there are so many insurance companies around here, and downtown Hartford is pretty boring. There's not much downtown, a few restaurants that close pretty early and are expensive, a Subway, Quiznos, McDonalds, banks, and don't forgot Fedex Kinkos. You need a car to get everywhere, thank goodness for my roommate who drove here. Or else I would be starving to death. Even the supermarkets here are more expensive than home. I miss ShopRite. I guess the good part about Hartford being boring is that I actually go to the gym to exercise, and after work you really don't want to do anything. After my 8 days of work so far, I'm definitely going to appreciate fall semester more. I'm always in a hurry to graduate, hurry to get on with my life, but I'm learning to appreciate where I am. As for work, I've mostly been reading, learning the topics that I'll be doing projects in. Yesterday and today, I worked on my first loss triangle. I'm excited for my projects, because the company will actually use them in the future. My work will help the two departments I'm split between (Bonds/Specialty Alternative Markets). So, the big question is...is this what I want to do for the rest of my life? I really don't know; I mean I hate waking up early in the morning and spending 8.5 hours at work and coming home dead tired. (I have no idea how parents manage us kids after work). And cubicles are weird; you hear everything the people around do. I bet my fellow intern behind me hates me munching throughout the day because I get so hungry!! As for housing, my apartment is pretty sweet. I like it a lot. I just miss the privacy and silence of living alone. I have 1 roommate and 2 suite mates. Luckily there are 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with a laundry machine! whoohoo. The other P&C (property and casualty) interns are pretty cool. We mesh well together. I'm sort of happy to be the only one from the Philadelphia area; hopefully I'll make Temple University shine. I do miss home. I miss the comforts of home, home cooked food, my parents, my dear Toby, and my bed. But it's okay :) life is good. I hope to get more involved in church. :D let's see...I don't have much to say right now. (Okay, maybe I did...I should have used some paragraphs yeah...) Anyway...write to me because I love getting mail <3 (Ask me for my address)
With love from above,
Christine
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