"Lar paid me to get you drunk." Yuko said as she poured me another glass of wine. "Tomorrow we're going hiking, Thursday we'll go to Yosemite, Saturday we're having a BBQ, Wednesday we're having a dinner party, Saturday and Sunday Lar is picking you up and you're going skiing in Tahoe. You can do your work in between."
With a tiny carry-on and a massive backpack, I brought a mountain full of homework, my laptop, and a mountain of books to read--basically running away from Chicago with my homework to California. When I arrived in CA, Yuko picked me up and took me to her home where I proceeded to open up my laptop, finished my mid-term assignments in a 14 hour paper churning session and spent another 12 hours researching the backdrop to doing business in emerging markets. I have two major classes to catch up on and a summer internship to find. Still working but at least in sunny CA, in one of my hard core work marathons, I typed away for the first two days of my vacation and when I eventually looked up, bewildered and blinking. I found out my friends had planned my spring break for me. Back home in Chicago, my friends from grad school send me updates to what I am missing and scold me to actually enjoy part of my spring break. My big sisters call me to ask me updates and offer advice in finding internships. Two weeks ago, 20 people from graduate school came to my apartment and sang me happy birthday as we feasted on Korean BBQ. I received numerous emails from friends all over, wishing me a happy birthday. And of course, my friends in CA are making it their obligation that I drink, exercise, eat well and have a decent spring break.
I still have lots to do, but thank god for friends and family.
That's all, its really simple, but I'm really grateful.
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