I am a simple child

I bought this Boba Fett sweater in 2011 when I was surviving with my Taiwanese Ph.D. stipend.

That night, I was actually out hunting for formal clothes for a conference.

And I ended up with zero jackets or dresses and a nerdy sweater.

After 9 years, it survived so many washes and a move in another continent.

Wearing it today, I suddenly remembered that night, and how to buy an overall, not expensive sweater was, at that time, a big decision to make.

I am glad to be able to afford my passions now without eating instant noodles for a month as a consequence (real stories), but I treasure that period and my decisions very much.

I was and still am a lucky human.