Time sure passes by quickly here. I can’t believe
that it’s already February 15 and that in two and a half months I’ll be back in
the States. Yes, this is one of those life reflection blog posts, so if you’re
not in the mood you don’t gotta read it!
So yesterday was Valentine’s Day. I can’t quite
remember ever really celebrating Valentine’s Day before in the proper way (you
know…going out to dinner, receiving roses and chocolates, etc). Well, if you
know me well enough you know that I don’t particularly like receiving gifts
such as flowers and jewelry (notice that chocolate was not included in that
category…). I’d probably rather get a free hug or honestly a Corona with lime
will always do the trick! In fact, this is one of my parents’ many ways of
showing me that they love me. Every time I come home from school (which is only
a few times a year), there is always a pack of Coronas waiting for me in the
fridge. Nothing on earth is more satisfying than sitting down with my dad after
a six-hour car ride by myself through the rural Midwest and drinking a Corona.
Thanks guys for sharing the love!
And now it’s my turn to share the love. I have heard
a lot of people say that Valentine’s Day is such a commercial holiday and it’s
only for people who have husbands or boyfriends. Now, let me ask you a
question. What is the theme of Valentine’s Day? LOVE. Now, if you’re single and
bitter about not being in a relationship, I still don’t think you can sit there
and tell me you’ve got no love in your life. If you have family, if you have
friends, if you have passion, you have love. Something about the Dominican
Republic that is really beautiful is that Valentine’s Day is called the day of
love and friendship. I really appreciate this because it doesn’t exclude people
from the category for not being romantically involved. Here, Valentine’s Day is
for everyone to celebrate. For example, yesterday I received two Valentines from
two of my Dominican friends and my friends from our exchange group and I all
went out to dinner last night to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Do I have a
husband/boyfriend? Nope. But that doesn’t mean I can’t celebrate my loved ones.
I hope no one reading this was sitting by themselves in front of the TV on
Valentine’s Day, watching The Notebook and eating chocolates and crying like
Bridget Jones. This probably just made you feel a whole lot worse, my bad!
For me, Valentine’s Day is a special day to
celebrate all those people who I love. And I love a lot of people from all over
the place! So this Valentine’s Day season (sorry for sounding like a
commercial) don’t sit around and mope if you aren’t in a relationship.
Appreciate all the other kinds of love that are in your life and take this
opportunity to let people know you love them! Thanks for listening J
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