Super, a prefix meaning 'above.' Random vocabulary fart.

I've definitely felt myself growing a bit since I've gotten here. I've actually had a chance to read books and teach myself some stuff (Javascript!).

In any case, I was listening to some "Get Up Kids" while eating McDonald's here (quick digression: the Shanghai Spicy Chicken Sandwich in Korean McDonald's is equivalent to the Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich. It is VERY GOOD! It seems fast food in Korea has improved since my last visit), and I was thinking of all the poor people you see.

Realizing that I've been blessed with two great, intelligent, open-minded, stable parents ... coming from a land of blessings like the US have opened up my eyes towards the way other people live. Not to say one way of life is inferior to others, but the American way of life is defintely conducive to living a long life.

In any case, if I could ever obtain a superpower, I would want the ability to look into people's souls. A lame superhero, I know... nothing like Gambit's ability to kinetically charge objects he touches or even Wolverine's unbreakable bones. But wouldn't it be so enlightening to be able to just look at someone and see their life story? How did they overcome diversity? How did growing up in a culture like Korean give different outlooks?

The American life is not about overcoming adversity (in general), but more about learning about the adversity of others and applying it to ourselves. Well, in my case anyways. I know a lot of you are faced with adversity in a day-by-day case (and for some, adversity on a more profound level) ... and I'm not trying to belittle your problems. But in general, the problems of an average American are really nothing compared to the problems of the citizens of third-world nations.