Tuesday August 14, 2007
Location: Islington, London, UK
Weather: Rainy
As most of you know, I recently moved from my home of 6 years, reluctant and to give up the comforts of my apartment, with its fireplace, large bath tub, and sliver of San Francisco view. This home gave comfort and stability while in school. But since I have arrived in London I am reminded, that although home is important, it is not where I live, or what view I have that gives me stability. It is more important just to have a moderately comfortable room, a place to call my own, and to house my private activities and thoughts. Virginia Woolf once said, in order to write, a woman “must have money and a room of her own.” Thus with this introspection, I arrive in London, with an ordinary dorm room and my normative time fellowship, ready to start my dissertation.
I am well settled here in my room at London School of Economic (LSE), and I have tried to make this place my temporary sanctuary. From the photos you can see it is not an extraordinary place, but an ordinary dorm room, with few luxuries except a small window perch and a lively street view. Sitting in the window reading a book, and glancing out from time to time to watch the commuters riding their bikes and boarding the bus, I feel at peace. My mind is still and quiet, ready to be filled with new knowledge and experiences. I have a desk at the British Library and a membership at the Islington Local Library, thus knowledge and entertainment are at my fingertips.
I miss you all and am thinking of you and looking forward to seeing you. But since I am here, I will try keep my heart and mind are here and not at home in CA. It is now, because I am young with few ties to home, family, work, and responsibility that I can have this opportunity. Thus I will try my best to take full advantage of it.
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