Post Heartbreak Syndrome
Living in Taiwan, I have met some incredible people who have changed me as a person and influenced me in a number of ways. Perhaps it started with the break-up with someone I loved very dearly. The details some of you already know and don’t need to be retold, but it was long, withdrawn and filled with utter confusion… Heartbreak is a tough situation that occurs all the time in life. This was my first and a very difficult one, but my heart is slowly but surely mending itself, and I can only take this as a lesson to be learned in life.
With heartbreak comes rejuvenation. This is where friendship comes in because the friends that make you laugh, smile and realize there is more to life are special and irreplaceable. Mark, my dear Australian friend, who became in a sense, my gay boyfriend who is not so gay. We talk dead into the night, go out to eat, shop, explore night markets, play Frisbee, exchange books and stories. He is by far my best friend in Taiwan, and the emotional support I needed from a male figure after the break-up. Jin Ru, my Taiwanese friend from lab who travelled with me to Southern Taiwan and Thailand, I have never met someone with more patience and thought for others. She constantly amazes me with kind gestures and random gifts that end up on my desk. My language exchanges who have taught me how to speak Chinese and appreciate Taiwanese culture that was forgotten and lost from growing up in America. Because of them, I see myself being mixed into two whirlpools of cultures. And then my friends back home, who even thousands of miles away still keep in touch and ask me how my day went. The simplicity of this question never gets old. Thank you for those reading this who have helped me through this. You are great. :o) You really are.
With heartbreak comes rejuvenation. This is where friendship comes in because the friends that make you laugh, smile and realize there is more to life are special and irreplaceable. Mark, my dear Australian friend, who became in a sense, my gay boyfriend who is not so gay. We talk dead into the night, go out to eat, shop, explore night markets, play Frisbee, exchange books and stories. He is by far my best friend in Taiwan, and the emotional support I needed from a male figure after the break-up. Jin Ru, my Taiwanese friend from lab who travelled with me to Southern Taiwan and Thailand, I have never met someone with more patience and thought for others. She constantly amazes me with kind gestures and random gifts that end up on my desk. My language exchanges who have taught me how to speak Chinese and appreciate Taiwanese culture that was forgotten and lost from growing up in America. Because of them, I see myself being mixed into two whirlpools of cultures. And then my friends back home, who even thousands of miles away still keep in touch and ask me how my day went. The simplicity of this question never gets old. Thank you for those reading this who have helped me through this. You are great. :o) You really are.