To be clear... he´s not THE pakistani foreign ambassador, he is a Pakistani foreign ambassador, as is my other Pakistani friend who was in my spanish class. And they are both still in training. Learning spanish. Or one of them is. The one I went out to dinner with doesn´t want to and isn´t trying. He´s been here 9 months and is still in level 1. I met him through the one in my spanish class and invited me to dinner because I accidentally expressed my ignorace of good restaruants in Buenos Aires so he decided to educate me. It´s fascinating to talk to people from different parts of the world. Do you know for example that the Pakistani government always hopes for the Republicans to be in power in the U.S. because the only power Pakistan has against India´s size and army is their nuclear bombs and the democrats would try to take those away. Interesting.
Katiana: I will always be a little sad when you are not with me. And at times I will be very sad. But I will also be happy for you having fun wherever you are and that I will see you again. Hopefully soon.
Molly: Where is home? is a very good question. One that I have been pondering for quite some time and have not come to a conclusion about. When I think about home I think of Spencer and Katiana and Emily and Royce in my living room drinking tea or wine and playing board games... but I also think of sitting in front of the woodstove in Talkeetna with my family listening to Lord of the Rings the radio play... and I also think of playing cards after breakfast on Sunday morning in the sunshine with you and mindy. These things are my home. And they will never be in one place. I don´t know whether to be happy or sad about that.
In terms of plans, I am planning on going straight to Colorado from Buenos Aires in the first week of February. I don´t know exactly when I will be back in Alaska. At the latest it with be Christmas of ´08. I can´t go back this christmas and I can´t go back for the summer because I will need to take a full summer course load to make up for this spring semester. I could come up sometime in the spring... but that requires money I am skeptical I will have. But we´ll see. I don´t know if I can survive without being in AK for over a year and a half.
I think I could never be president of the U.S. because I wouldn´t take those actions that are best for my country, I would try to do what is best for the world. Even though I really think that what is best for the world is also best for the U.S. I feel like most people in our country aren´t ready to make sacrifices for the world. And there´s alway the chance that some nuclear power seeking further strength would sense weekness and decide it was time to take the U.S.A. out. Shrug.
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Are you planning on taking course at UNC this spring? or just this summer?
I can't take courses this spring because I won't be back until they are one month through the semester.
Home isn't a place - it's people. The trick is getting all the people you consider home in the same place at the same time. That's why the concept of "home" is so elusive.
And as for being idealistic - if you'll keep being idealistic and keep trying to change the world, I'll keep trying to do my part, no matter how many times the school of Education rejects me. Sound fair?
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