Just got back from Taiwan.
Even though I didn't do that much there, I guess it reminded me to think about my future--the bigger picture outside the world of academics. I'm pretty certain that I won't be content with a boring office life, especially in the US. Who knows where I'll be: maybe Taiwan, China, Japan.... maybe I'll still be doing software engineering, or maybe I'll be teaching. Maybe I'll keep studying or do global health and disaster relief. Maybe I'll be crazy enough to fight sex trafficking or volunteer for peace corps. Who knows.
But there's one thing I know for sure. I can't settle down in the Bay Area and work in a cubicle for the rest of my life like the rest of my peers. There's a bigger calling for me to be out there, fulfilling all my goals and dreams as an international citizen. I would be a hypocrite if I didn't otherwise.
