Diana Leaney López Ruano

I can't believe its really happening! I'm going to Hunan, China to teach English at a University! Is this possible? Is it for real? I can't believe I'm doing it, but I AM GOING TO CHINA!!! I'm so excited, scared, nervous, ecstatic! Farthest from Salt Lake I have been is Guatemala, which is far, but its not another continent! Longest time away from home have been the weeks attending girls camp and various vacations here and there, but it doesn't compare to ten months. Ten months! Ten months away from home, away from my mom and brothers and sisters. Ten months in a different culture, a different world! Ten months eating funky foods, learning customs and traditions from a people I know hardly anything about. Ten months fending for myself physically, spiritually, and emotionally. . . . ten months! But this is it, my adventure. I'll cherish these next ten months forever. I'll learn and grow and hopefully be a good teacher as w...

this is not me. this girl that i see. she is not me. look at her- its dispicable. curled up under covers. what is she hiding from? what is she keeping in? that coward. look at her hands- they tremble. i have nothing to fear. suck it up. suck it up my dear. what is her deal? is it that hard to smile? she is not me. she could not be. her eyes are not mine. those deep hazel looks. they have not been dry since 2009. and those clothes. no way they are mine. they're black and dirty- and i like to shine. wonder who she is? poor girl. poor girl. why does she stand there? staring back at me? this girl in the mirror- who is she? ADVENTURE: finding myself amidst the grey. happiness in a drop of rain. RESULT: ... .... ..... ..... .... ... .. .