Renaissance

I feel like many friends and family members have had sudden rebirths around me. Many have opened new chapters in their lives, some by choice, and some circumstantial. Either way, because change is e only constant, I think it's interesting because it keeps life interesting. Currently, I'm looking for a new apartment. The one I'm in right now is fine, but I feel like I live in India sometimes. No one, and I mean NO ONE, is in DTLA. I chose this place because of it was a halfway point for the workplaces of my sister and I. Seeing how she moved out not long after she moved in (she never successfully unpacked), this reasoning for staying in this place is out the window. I also had a neighbor situation I had to go all Jenna Marbles on: It really wasn't as bad as that, but it still bothered me. So here I am apartment applying, I'd like to stay somewhere in the start of the Southbay area like Hawthorne so that my commute time to work remains the same, my family is within a decent proximity, as well as my friends (most, if not all, whom reside deep in the Southbay). This should be an interesting hunt. Submitting an application for one I've grown attached to tomorrow and the landlord took a shine to my roommate and I. The next thing that's going to change with me this year is school. It is bittersweet. I mean, come on, 100% of the times I've graduated I've needed more school afterwards. I might as would've gone to med school. I'll be starting a clear credential program in the fall to make my teaching credential permanent before I lose it. The sweet part is that my workplace takes care of practically all of my tuition. Paying just a little over 100 bucks a semester to attend a private university? Not too shabby. Also, I'll be picking up a new class to teach next school year. This has to do with my own schooling as my credential is in English and I have to be teaching the subject in order to be in my school program. It worked out perfectly my employer, so once again, things fell right into place. Needless to say that once August gets rolling, I will be a busy bee. Like I wasn't busy enough already. In terms of my friends and loved ones, I believe that everything happens for a reason and I have all the faith in the world they will be fine. Off to freedom, and glory!

Italy...2 months later

I finally got around to making a video of my Italy trip :-) Thanks again to Mel, Julie, and Jason.

Año

The massive schedule of things to get done towards the end of the school year has gotten to me, and has been the main contribution to my lack of blogging. But alas, it is better late than never.

I've thought a lot about the past year, given that it was a year ago that I moved back to LA after having live in South Korea. Sometimes I can't believe some of the things I've done. Not in a self-flattery conceited sense, but in a wow-I-have-been-super-blessed-sense. Since being back I've also been able to meet up with friends I made in Korea here in the US and even in Europe. Mel and I drove up to Modesto on a day trip to visit Audrey and Lindsey. Lexi had a layover where we had sushi and she met my friends. I stayed with Mel in Italy and we had many adventures, including Easter with Jason and Julie. And this weekend I get to see Lexi again but this time with Jaime who is also back in LA. There are still many more friends from the ROK I would love to see, and hopefully it gets to happen.

If you've watched the news recently, especially in Cali, it hasn't been going well in school. That's why I thank my lucky stars all the time that I am in the position I am in. I left Korea with a job already on track for me to start, I job I love. I don't know what I did in this universe to get so lucky in the job situation because I really do like what I do, the people I get to work with, and the school community I am at.

A year ago I also had a Hawaiian detour. Glad to say I am excited to be returning again in August to have even more fun. I'll be going to Oahu to vacation with friends and well as returning to Kauai to stay with family. I can't wait.

This year had been really good to a lot of friends too. I've seen many of them move into a family life, improve their career goals, reach academic milestones, and grow as individuals. The same goes for my family. Even though we lost my grandfather recently, I think our bond as a unit that can be there for one another has greatly improved.

I do also appreciate these moments where I get to look into the rear view mirror and think about how much has happened in so little time.