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it's late afternoon. i'm sitting in a cafe sipping on tea while pretending to work but really watching people in the streets. when i think about the alternatives, either on the beach in california, or in one of the two densely populated asian cities i grew up in, i am happy that i decided to spend my mid to late twenties in grad school this small city of cambridge. here i live with roommates, i walk everywhere, i cook, i have coffees at cafes, i go to bars with friends, i work and think at leisure. i don't live with my parents, i don't have to driver everywhere and i'm not married. somehow, i feel very much like an individual.