Disputes

Hi Everyone!

I guess I kind of jinxed it when I said that Tuesday was going to be the highlight of my week because it totally was. On the plus side, I feel like I'm really starting to fit in or that people are actually caring, which is bittersweet because it always happens when you're at the end of trip and just starting to get settled in.

This week I was mostly a floater because my gig with corporate got pushed to next week. Luckily disputes decided that I was useful and put me on a project! Actually, this was the first time I found that my education was remotely useful. Which is pretty alarming considering the amount of money I have put into law school and the fact that it has not really benefited me until now. Basically, they teach law in a litigation way, so I was a newbie until I actually ended up on a litigation project. Actually what was most exciting was when the trainee assigned to me came to explain most of the technical terms, I had already learned them through my previous work here. I could see her surprise as I caught on quickly and kept stopping her when she started mansplaining terms to me. I was like "yes I know what that is!" It was actually really rewarding. Too bad I'm going to come home to America and pretty much have nothing translate over. But honestly, I went dragon boat racing soooo I don't think anyone in my class can really top that in terms of life experience.

My favorite part of the rest of this week was actually when I met with a lady named Krystal. My Uncle back home had set the meeting up, and it was funny because I had no clue who she was so it was kind of like a blind date but more of a blind meeting. Also, nowadays trying to google someone is useless because their pictures are always a million years old, so they look nothing like their former selves and an old picture might even confuse you more (I'm looking at you mom and dad, those company head-shots are pre-Carolyn aka get new ones). 

Krystal is this real estate investor who has traveled the world and lived everywhere and has now moved to London for her job. Chatting with her was absolutely fabulous, not only was she energetic and excited, you could see that she loved being abroad and exploring new places just as much as I do. She's lived in Asia and now Europe, and it seems as though uprooting her life for 5-8 years at a time doesn't mean she can't have one. She still has her close US friendships, and ones she carried through her other homes, she still is close to her family, and she even has her own family. I think as someone who keeps being told by school and others that what I want can't simply be done, it is so refreshing to see that actually it can, it's just not common.

Here's to forging forward fearlessly.

Love you lots!

Carolyn