I've been back for close to 3 weeks now, and I've spent the last few weeks mostly catching up with friends, unpacking, adjusting to life here, and what else? Chilling.

These 5 months in Europe/Sweden have been a sabbatical for myself; and its impact on me is far more profound than I could have ever expected. So much so I find it difficult to condense my thoughts into a single entry. So I guess I will put down what I think when the thoughts come to me, and not try to squeeze my sentiments on it into a singular entry.

Anyway, I was just thinking, I don't think I'll return to any European country for the next 3-5 years if I can help it, with the exception of Turkey, Morocco, Greece, or Croatia, because I missed out on them and I think they're really beautiful, judging from my friends' accounts. I'm pretty sick of seeing the same styles of architecture and so forth. Honestly, I appreciate the opportunities I've been given. To be able to even see all these things is a blessing in itself. But I guess it was a case of too much within too small a time frame. Maybe I was just overwhelmed.

So I guess my next 'conquest' would be the Asian countries lying around where I am now. You know what? I'm Asian, but I don't even know much about my own race. I probably know European history more than Asian history, and that fact irks me to no end. So, next up? Vietnam and Cambodia for sure. But till my pocket heals from the damage done to it by this exchange, I dare not initiate any plans.