a hug / 一個擁抱

這兩天做作業到有點走入死胡同的感覺，時間一點一滴地過去，我離目標依舊那麼遙遠，不禁擔心焦慮。

I have driven myself to a dead end these two days doing the Romeo and Juliet assignment. With every minute passing, I am still so far away from my goal. I can't start to feel worried and anxious. 

今早去了演講，主題是如何應用創意影響大眾的行為模式，德瑞克在結論中說了一句話，現在大部份的藝術主修都埋頭生產美麗的影像，卻沒有想到用藝術和別人互動，我心頭一驚，想那不正是現在的我嗎？坐在我隔壁的泰緹安娜也一副壓力很大的樣子，剛開始我只想到自己，演講結束後我和她小小談了一會，然後我說我們擁抱一下，果然因此得到很大的力量。

This morning I went to the practitioners' talk on how to influence public behavior with design. Derek said something as part of the conclusion--most art majors nowadays bury themselves in producing beautiful images without interacting with others by means of art. His words hit me hard because I was reminded of myself. Tatiana, who sat next to me, also appeared to be under much stress. Before the speech, I only thought of myself, but I had a quick talk with her after the speech. I offered her a hug for I was in need of it too. I thus gained plenty of vibes from it. 

回家之後收到奕帆寄來的意外驚喜，還有昨天也收到薛吉的問候，謝謝大家，我的確該時不時走出來想到別人，因為付出本身就是獲得啊！

After I came home, I received a surprise packet from Lori. Yesterday I also got greetings from Shaggy. Thank you everyone. I should take a step out of my little room and think of others. After all, giving itself is an act of getting!