Falling for Autumn
England, November 2021 There are a few good reasons why November is a month very dear to me. First, it is my birth month, and then there is T hanksgiving which sometimes would take place at the same time with my birthday. This year, I also get to experience the Autumn season for the first time and it struck me hard. It has come to my knowledge that it is the shorter hours of daylight (sun setting at 4 pm), lack of sunlight (insufficient chlorophyll production) and sudden drop in temperature which cause the leaves to shift to vibrant warm colours. Isn't it amazing how awful circumstances can produce such beautiful results? As I take it all in, it is also the time of the year I find myself in retrospect. It's like the older I get the more I realize how quickly time flies and things change, h ow limited our time and energy is, and how being an adult comes with a lot of discomfort. The past 9 months of being away from home meant far from being co...