The rains have come and gone. Time is swiftly moving on. Autumn is over, and the beautiful green leaves, I met two and half months ago, have slowly turned yellow, and now are brown, lying on the green grass that’s soon to be covered in white.

Just yesterday that I came off the plane, bundled up in three-layer clothing. Then two-layer clothing became the norm for a while and I finally got a chance to wear one piece of clothing, though the wind made it hard to enjoy the beautiful sun. Those few days were short lived, for the cycle began again. This time heading towards, the refrigerator (snow). Days have become shorter, for the lights are turned on by 4:30 p.m. and one just feel like they have intruded on someone’s dream.

How I wait in anticipation for it. The excitement mounting to an extend that I was disappointed when it rained today and the stars and moon, came out for the first time since I have been here in the last two and half months. I was thrilled at seeing the moon and stars, but disappointed that it wasn’t the snow. Why should my anxiety grow, when everyone else dreads it?

Before I know it, spring will be upon us and summer will mark the end of my studies.

Wow, let me stop fast forwarding time. But I only have 24 more days till my first semester is over. Time flies by without us noticing. James 4:13-17 says ” Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”  Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.  Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”  As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. 17 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.”

Make whatever plans you want, but know that time flies .