Had a good talk with a friend today about my girl situation. He affirmed for me that I'm doing the right thing by dropping things with the other girls by reminding me that Hyewon is probably being loyal, so far. I mean, afaik she isn't running around with any other guys. Anyway, I'm glad I didn't let things progress with them. Nobody got hurt, and everything should work out for the best. If Hyewon says no, then I might have to start over building bridges, but that's ok. It's better to have a clear conscience.

I think this experience here has been really awesome for me. This is a perfect example of one of the many lessons I'm learning, and it makes me sad every time I remember that I have to go back to LeTourneau next semester....... not that LeTU is such a bad place, but it is definitely missing some of the best parts of this school. e.x: variety of people (as in cultures); free bus service to the nearest shopping center; on-campus store that actually sells useful stuff and snacks at very reasonable prices and stays open till eleven every weekday; a very active and available maintenance staff; and a wealth of cultural heritage just waiting to be discovered......

Actually, that brings me to another point. What culture does America have? The only things that really distinguish us are a severe lack of distinguishing characteristics and a few things which, when you stop and look at them, are really bad; for example, our general lack of respect for old people. I guess we have people from other cultures there, but the main ones are what.... Spanish, Black, and Native American. I know this sounds really bad of me, but whenever cultures come into conversations, Black and Native American people just complain a lot about how our ancestors were mean to their ancestors. Don't get me wrong, what happened really sucked, but all the people affected are dead, and the only reason anyone is still feeling it is because of their own inability to move on. And Spanish/Mexican people? They're pretty much everywhere, and it's impossible to find legitimate statistics for how many are here legally. Should we just make all of them legal at once? What will we do about future immigrants? Who knows? Our culture is exactly that: intolerance, rudeness, confusion, and old bruises.