“Where are you off to?”
“I’m going on an adventure.”
– Bilbo Baggins.
Time does fly by really quickly. A little more than three months ago, I received news that I was accepted into the UCLA M.Arch II Suprastudio. Out of spontaneity, I decided to accept the offer and study graduate school for one year in Los Angeles. I believe that the studio, particularly the research topic, is a topic I have always been interested in. I finally have the chance to put down all my ideas about the layers from vehicles, pedestrians, to buildings and lifestyle. To research my own home city is an honor and a wonderful starting point because I can use my experience and observation in Hong Kong and apply it to LA.
For the first time, I will be living in LA without my parents. I must budget myself and my time so that I live cost-efficiently and practically. This is real. It’s the real world now. I am no longer depending on my parents; instead, I must rely on myself and make my own decisions.
Living on spontaneity has made life much more interesting. I am no longer worrying about consequences or what other people think. There’s no harm in trying.
So this is a new chapter in my life. It’s been good 3 years, Hong Kong. But it’s time for me to depart for a year. I also don’t know where I will be after a year so we’ll all see what happens. Until then, let’s all take a deep breath and go.
Hiraeth 