The Tales of Carmensakura

I was just thinking travelling lately because it as something that I did recently I guess. People often said that travelling broadens your mind. I don't quite agree with this sentence. Because for me, travelling doesn't broaden my mind. If anything, it only teaches me what kind of person I am. When you travel to a foreign country, because it's foreign, there will be stress. So you definitely learn more about yourself.  For me, I am the type of traveler who learns more about themselves. Like for me, I realise that I'm not into going to a million places at once.  And I'm not into tours. But I will do things that I wanna do. Most of all, I like the experience to be as authentic as possible. So I would like to stay in a neighbourhood.  I'm more about exploring what makes the city ticks. But I guess it also depends on the city. In the past, I went to Osaka, Japan. It was completely foreign. People spoke a different language. It was obvious t...

I been back from London for a week now. And yes, I was jet-lag. Gosh, it was horrible. My jet-lag brought out my anxieties in me and for a few days, I felt horrid. I couldn't sleep properly, I couldn't eat properly and all I want to do was cry because I was just so anxious. But as the days go by, I recovered and now I am alright again. In fact, I am feeling relatively optimistic and happy actually. I think the London trip was something that I needed. I needed to see how a different part of the world looked like. And oddly enough, London didn't feel foreign to me. If anything, it felt like home. Odd, isn't it? But now that I'm back, I feel that London has allowed my imagination to returned. And my optimism for life too. I wouldn't say I don't worry about money anymore. Because I do. But I feel less stressed now. I feel like things are gonna get better. Like there's a better hope. Like I will achieve something. That although...

So I went to London for my graduation. I am actually still there. Yup, I'm still in London as I type this blog post out. To be honest, London doesn't feel like a foreign city to me. If anything, it feels like I am coming home. The reason for that is because I grew up in a UK colonised country. There's alot of UK history in my country. Most of all, my primary and secondary schools were missionary schools founded by UK kind people. I even came from a girl school. So yay to girl power. So yes, it's crazy actually. I am thousands of miles away from "home" (my country of origin) and yet, I do not feel foreign here. If anything, I blend in. I guess this shows that I am a very cosmopolitan person. Other than that, when it comes to travelling, I realise that I am a different sort of traveller. I really dislike cramping alot of things in one itinerary. I enjoy taking my time and going from place to place that interests me. Hence, tours are definit...