Send Me on My Way

Shanghai is hot. I don't know how to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit but it is hot enough to know it's hot. I am currently sitting in a classroom in our building doing a little homework and also thinking about how unbelievably hot it is. They tell you the second month is hot but man, this is hot. Okay, enough about being hot. That is not why I decided to take a break from my studies to write a post. 

If you have never checked out http://8tracks.com... do it asap. It is a great way to find a great playlist that you don't have to make yourself and are able to find those songs you just needed in your life at that point in time. Isn't that great? Finding new songs is the best. This sort of discovery just happened to me. The title of this playlist says it all: "Why does anger exist when there is music like this?". "Send Me On My Way" by the Rusted Roots in on there. This means it's worth taking the time to find it. 

Sitting here listening to "Send Me On My Way" (a song I would never choose to listen to on my own, thank you 8 tracks..) gave me such an unreal thought. Ever had one of those? Where you are thinking woah, this is actually real. Take the time for those moments. Why do something great and exciting without taking the time to see the reality of the moment? I think we sometimes just do what we think we should be doing and don't notice the awesome-ness of the moment. Yeah, I am in China for studying which is kind of lame, but I am in China. How many people go to China and get to be personally involved with the real culture (even if the weather is similar to a sauna)? I never thought I would say this but I swear Chinese people are actually cool and don't studying all the time! Just ask the shirtless ping pong players we can see outside our hotel window. Okay, but really. They are pretty normal. 

To go on your own somewhere (figuratively speaking) is always hard. But as you grow up you kind of have to tell people "send me on my way" and pick up on your own path. By doing this, you will never be stuck in a "bubble" that most people find troubling... you expand your experiences to the rest of the world around you. Soon you will make the world your home, and you never feel too out of place if you take the time for those "reality moments" and of course a few DMCs (Deep Meaningful Conversations). DMCs are great. 

So the bottom line is take the time for "the moment" and don't forget to find a great playlist to go along with it. 

-CAD