One Winter

What is winter?
Is it when the brisk winds turn bitter?
The seasons transition with little signal,
Giving no time for us to change.
Change our clothes and our home
As the sun becomes scarce,
Scared, simply hiding from the night
And the clouds
Hidden behind the clouds that seem to thaw
To dots that strike the body raw.

Is that winter?
Is it the flecks and bits of white that spill
Upon the dirty streets, driven over and over
Til they are gray.
With the viscosity and stickiness
Of disgusting porridge.
With a cold that seeps into our souls
The soles of our shoes
Socks are soaked and the sense in our feet
Stupefied.

Could that be winter?
The feeling of bleakness
Of joy, the jolt of cold.
And the emotions that come with the
Holidays.
The times of lights brightening the nights
With colors that converge into a conglomeration
A combination of mesmerizing and monstrous
Hypnotizing and horrendous
Yet at the same time, absolutely stupendous.

Because that is winter.
From the sensations, the season and the snow
To the feeling of wonder and loathe.
The chilly air mixes with the warm glow of lights.
The sound of cool crisp snow crunching underneath.
While splash of the slick streets fades in the background.
An overdose to our senses, until we are confounded.
By everything coming and combining as one.
Into one piece, one feeling, one season.
One winter.

Globalization

Globalization. It’s been a large force since the 19th Century, but as time progresses, the gap between countries has been getting smaller and smaller. We’ve gone from week-long trips on boats to commercialized airplane flights that may take less than a day. The largest development to globalization would definitely be the Internet. The Internet has allowed the transfer of information instantaneously. News travels fast now. So fast that any small bit or comment is now counted as “news” and with a couple clicks, hosts articles on major news sites. We can contact people from around the world, from friends who’ve moved to strangers we would have not been able to talk to.
Some people would question whether or not globalization has been a positive force, but there should be no question. While globalization has brought some unnecessary changes to society, overall it has been. People are social creatures. Globalization has allowed connections to be made, including blogs like these that no one reads.

Sports in my life

I’m not sure what place sports have in my life. I remember playing soccer in a youth league when I was like 5, in Minnesota. Back then, I used to be a fan. I use to know all the names of the members of the Minnesota Vikings. But that all changed. Soon after I came to Chicago, I played baseball with my dad every so often. I also paid attention to the Chicago teams, going to games for the Sox and Bulls and Bears when I could. But even being a fan got old. I stopped paying attention to the scores and games. First went baseball, and then went basketball. The last one for me to lose a grip on was football. Today I can still watch a couple minutes of football games, but never an entire thing. Not anymore. The World Cup rolled around this year, and that was a breath of fresh air. I had fun watching the games online, and actually watched the entire 3 hour long games anytime I was awake enough to. At least, those for South Korea. And North Korea too, but that was because it was just funny to watch.
So it looks like sports has lost its place in my life. It just happens as one grows older and changes.