August 14, 2012, 5:12 p.m.
The endless cycle of life - one day at a time, all year it feels like we look forward to summer — and then, in a flash, it's over. Just like that.
I smile when the birds start to chirp outside my window. And then I wish that they would stop singing so early in the morning so that I can dream my most intricate dreams. Then I know that my summer is officially over when the crickets no longer sing their night time lullabies. Today, though the sun is still out brightly, the air is crisp and cool. I felt it this morning when I went outside to unlock the gate. I took a deep breath and was a bit emotionally drenched. A cool breeze instantly swiped everything out of my mind and I was reminded again that my summer was over.
Tomorrow will mark the beginning of a new year for me. I'm a bit excited and a little nervous. I can't wait, at the same time I'm dreading. It's like climbing a mountain -- my eyes are capturing this beauty of captivating scenery, the never ending fields of light green stretching for miles ahead -- and I'm thinking, it's not when I will get there, but how I will reach the top. Yes, I'm talking about the kids.
It will be another fun-filled year. One way or another, we will succeed. **As Koreans would say, "FIGHTING!"**