Why am I here?

Sometimes its good to stop and ask yourself, why am I here? How did I get to this point in my life? And what am I going to do from here?

All are questions everyone should ask themselves.

1. Why am I here?

I'm in Hong Kong because of my program, I never would have chosen to come to Hong Kong given the choice between Europe and Asia or between other countries or regions in Asia. I was pretty set on studying elsewhere in the world, but since I chose to apply for my program, mainly because someone told me I wouldn't make it, I'm here.

2. How did I get to this point in my life?

I ended up here somehow, not quite sure how, but somewhere along the way I made it here. There are few things in life that are under your control, but you should do your best to let life take its course. I have no set deadlines in my life for things, I do not have an age I have to be married by or an age I have to have children by, all things will happen when they happen, but I am an ardent planner and it can be hard to let control of my life go, but once I do that's when I really start living.

I have also made it this far because of the influence of certain people and certain events. Everyone has people in their lives who make a significant impact. Sometimes it can be an acquaintance, someone you meet briefly on the street, or a very good friend. I have been influenced by a number of people, I have finally come to the one of the biggest realizations of all since coming abroad, that the people who think they have everything really have nothing. Glamour, glitz, it means nothing. The people who suffer in life are the ones who truly understand the meaning of life. The people who fight for their lives can love more, care more, and be more fulfilled by a small victory, whereas people who have never fought, never experienced anything bad can never be fully satisfied. The people who "have it all" have nothing. The people who struggle daily, are the true winners. I know parents do not want their children to suffer and they want their children to have a good life so they shelter them from the evils of the world and give them everything they desire, but this is such a bad idea. These children grow up only caring about themselves, they don't care about others at all, they have no empathy for the world. This is why the world can never come together, because children of rich parents or in the middle class in developed countries do not see how their actions harm the poor, they do not see the daily struggle of these people. It can be very frustrating trying to get along with these people who have never seen any bad in the world before they become adults and don't care.

3. What am I going to do from here?

I have a few things I want to do from this point in my life now:
1. learn Spanish--I was stupid not to so long ago, because now I want to correct some of the past afflictions my country has caused in Latin and South America. I think that is the place to start since the US technically declared that they were the police and controllers of Latin and South America (our side of the world). So far, what I know of history, we have only put policies into place and governments into place that favor us, and do not necessarily help Latin/South Americans.

2. I want to work for the UN. I think that is now my dream job. I know it sounds corny to want world peace, something I think almost everyone wants, but I want to help people in other countries. I think the UN is one of the best ways to do so. I despise government in a way, but mainly because I don't think it ever can truly represent the people's interests. There are too many lobby groups for different companies who feed campaign money to politicians. It's horrible and wrong, but the pressure from lobby groups probably won't ease anytime soon.

This post may be a bit disjointed, but after being reminded of who I was today, I decided I had to get this all down before I forgot or lapsed back into normal exchange student behavior.