A few weeks ago I was in a terrible mood (I'm naturally moody but this was a bit different), Emily, my sister was visibly upset and she said that my mood really affects the atmosphere. And not so long ago I was also a bit down and she was sad too and said that when I'm sad she's sad and it really did touch me because my sister is literally very sensitive to me. We have this thing we say that sheis very much the mediator between my brother and I. Emily and I rarely fight but Juan and I can't speak for more than five minutes without blowing up (although we forget about it immediately after). The only times she fights with him is when she's on my side, which is usually. We were at dinner earlier and Juan mentioned that we're on different spots of the political spectrum (me being on the more left, him a little more right, and Emily in the middle). Emily disagreed and said she was with me "because I knew where it's at." She's so cute, really I love her so much. Juan is in his second Chinese language class, as I mentioned in my last post, and has a very big chance of going to China in the summer. I don't see why not, so I hope it will go smoothly and his trip will happen. I would really love him to travel far and I think this will mature him and confirm his current dreams of being an English teacher abroad. I am proud he has a vision and he's taking the steps to make it happen. He spends his time practicing Chinese and immersing himself in Chinese media. He really is very knowledgable on the this subject and related ones.


Emily's role in our relationship is the mediator (middle child symptom?) and I think her charm is her artistry. Juan is the devils advocate (why we fight) and I think his charm is that he's like this information sponge. I consider myself the de facto maknae AKA the youngest one. I truly am like a helpless baby when I'm with them (though I maintain my authority with an iron fist 😇).

I think our close bond is one of the greatest gifts and blessings I have.
I found a forgotten post on them I wrote about a year ago: here (and I say almost literally the same thing ha!)