Blog Post by Way Way Hlaing*
“It’s hard to be away from the ones you love, And the days seem to slowly drift by…”
I whispered these lines from a song as soon as I woke up on my very first morning at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Because of my late arrival and tiredness after a long journey, against my curious nature, I fell asleep in the strange room without noticing the time of night or my new environment.
I opened my door, and a word suddenly came out from my inner mind: “Green.” Yes, it’s really green. Full of surprise, I gazed at the scene of green from the verandah of my room. Green lawn and big trees were in my line of sight. The sky could be partly seen through the crown cover of trees. This canopy let the sunshine scatter on the lawn. Two lovely squirrels were climbing up and down the tree nearest to my room. For a few minutes, I was mesmerized by the new natural scene until I remembered that I had to complete the process of registration.I quickly entered the bathroom and took a shower, singing: “It’s hard to be away from the ones you love, and the days seem to slowly drift by…”