SettlingAnUnsettledStomach

It hasn't even been a week since we arrived at our new abode. An apartment that has a little more leg room then our old one. It is pretty nice. Empty. But nice.

No couches, the dinning table and chairs are stand-in plastic ones, I sleep on a nifty foam futon, and the living room is absolutely barren.

A new start! Now that we have internet I searched up colleges hoping that I wouldn't have to wait one year for this stupid residency junk. Apparently it is worth waiting for a year. I mean, when tuition jumps from $400 to $2800 without residency.... You kind of want it. So one year of uncertainty awaits me. Oh joy. Now I have to find a part time job... Hopefully. I turn 18 in a few months so I can grab my driver's license and, with much prayer, a cool part time job... Or full time, whichever I can get.

Living in a city is so different. I am only a 2 minute drive (or a 5-10 minute walk) to Wal-Mart. TO WAL-MART! Three (four if you speak Korean) churches are right around the corner, and there are so many restaurants and stores in a half-mile radius from my apartment. This is crazy chicken. I am coming from a 40 minute drive to the closest chain store.... Is it nice? My mind tells me yes. But my heart says.... Yes. Dear Readers, it is actually really cool having everything close by. I think we will be checking out a church this Sunday. It will be interesting to see the difference from Hawaiian churches to Texan churches. Are they more orthodox? Bigger? Nicer? Holier? Who knows! I shall find out!

I have to find a reason to be here in Texas. Usually people my age find their reason by going to high school or starting to apply to nearby colleges or a job. But I can't do any of those. All I can do is sit behind my computer. Hopefully church can be my answer. I don't mean volunteering my time, I am not a fan of that. I mean finding new friends. Isn't that one of the main reasons for church? That and getting closer to God. Speaking of getting closer to God, I have no idea what happened to my Bible. Kind of goes to show how often I read it.... I think I should start reading Genesis about Abraham's move, ha.

What do I feel? I feel kind of depressed. But I hope that passes as time passes. I need to find new friends. Experience even more new things! A couple of nights ago my family went out for dinner trying to find a cool new place to check out. Alas, we finally found this family diner-like restaurant. I have to tell you, they served great food, but I can just imagine the calories we ate that night. Everything was deep fried and smothered in butter. If I ate that two or three times a week I would be 400 til brown. You know what I'm sayin'?

The first few days here at the apartment were busy. We gathered all the necessities from tissue paper to forks. It was fun running to different stores and checking out the area around us. I think it was on the second or third day, it actually hailed! Though the hail was small and brief, it was still hail! Coming from a steady 80 degree climate to one that drops from 50 to 25 is, again, crazy chicken. The cold pierced my fingers. Like, it literally felt like needles pricking my fingers. It was so cool. I could see my breath. My sweater and scarf were finally useful. The warmth from my scarf was finally realized.... The glory of the cold. Now that I experienced that I want the warmth to return. Every morning I wake up with the thought of staying in bed forever. The chilled air brings a desire of
laziness. I am already a lazy guy, so this could get ugly...