They say as you grow older, birthdays will become less and less important. It's not something you celebrate anymore--rather, it's more like a wake-up call that reminds you you have more responsibilities to bear and one less year to live. Long before I left home, I had realized that I would be spending the so-called special 21st birthday in Korea--the country I barely knew and was not really familiar with. I couldn't lie that I felt a bit sad though, knowing that my friends and families wouldn't be there with me and therefore I couldn't have expected less. But who would've guessed, the day that I wasn't really looking to that much anymore became one of the best and most special birthdays I would always treasure forever.
