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"When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves."

It's been a very transitional past couple of weeks so I've been holding off on my weekly blogging goal. It's taken quite an effort to climb out of my funk. Life has gone from starting a new job to adjusting to the social implications of said job to restarting hobbies.

Recently, I conversed with a friend who rightly said that it takes more effort to "make things happen" when you start working. As a result, I've come up with a set of goals (and their respective sub-goals) to focus on for the next few months.

1. Reach a working fluency in Spanish. 

• Hold a conversation with Sofia entirely in Spanish by February (maybe visit her in Mexico City this winter break)
• Write every other blog post in Spanish (I will probably end up writing it in English, then using Google Translate extensively to translate it haha)
• Reach a Duolingo 100 day streak
• Learn to sing 5 new Spanish songs

2. Take up Mandarin again.

• Learn to sing 5 new Chinese songs by the end of February (one song per month)

3. Start swimming for fitness.

• Obtain a UCSF gym membership by November
• Be able to swim 10 laps without stopping

4. SEE AN ORTHOPEDIST.

• Set an appointment, get MRI, get a diagnosis. Seriously. Stop putting it off.

5. Become a sci-fi geek.

• Read 10 new books from the NPR "Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books" (2 new books every month)
• Watch the old Star Trek series!

6. Reach Silver on League of Legends. (HAHA yes, I did just make that an official goal.)

These should keep me busy for a while! :)

Check out this awesome view from my office on Wednesday afternoons!

My friend is subletting a place on Panoramic Hill. And the view is also amazing...

Tried to go see NASA with Stellina. But we failed to get past all the parking traffic. :( Had a fun time hanging out with South Bay friends, though! Yay!