Elephant Robot

No matter where I am and no matter how far I am, I am still haunted by remains of the past.

An hour until midnight. Words cannot describe how much I have fallen in love with Copenhagen already. Busy day ahead of me!

I visited my Grandma tonight. I wanted to see her before I leave. Ironically, it is also her birthday this early morning. She snuck me into her bedroom and with the white yarn I brought over, she performed a small ritual on me. It’s a Shaman act even though she recently converted to Christianity. She grabbed me and placed ten dollars in my hand. She told me she did not have much, and I refused to take the money because she gave me a hundred dollars when I went to Korea. She’s old but still hardworking. Her firm grip almost made me cry. I stood in the dim light, and she was seated in a low chair. She told me, “Kuv hlub koj.” I love you too, Grandma.

I went to drop off something at my friend’s and he asked me if he could record me for a friend’s project. I agreed and he said, “All you say is, ‘I believe love is everlasting.’” I looked at him, laughed, and said, “Wow, seriously? That’s a childish thing to say.” He said it would be great as a collective video. I shrugged and said it even though everlasting love is something I crossed off my list.

“Someone is interested in getting to know you.”

Who in the world would have the nerve to take interest in someone like me.