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10 Year Reading Plan

10 Year Reading Plan The Song of Achilles This book is one of a few books that have been at the top of my reading list and my friends recommended it to me a while back Red White and Royal Blue This book has also been on my reading list for a while and I really liked the plot when I was reviewing it Hothouse Flower I was scrolling through TikTok and this book was mentioned in the video The Perks of Being a Wallflower I remember my friend recommending me this book to me when I was younger so I would like to read this book sometime soon Pride and Prejudice I have watched the movie but I have been waiting to read the book Where the Crawdads Sing I watched the movie and completely fell in love with it so I can't wait to read the book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings I've heard really high reviews for this memoir and I really want to incorporate memoirs into my reading list The Kite Runner I read this book in middle school and I want to read this later on in my life because it would b...
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This I Have Learned

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As time slowly creeps toward the last day of school, I can't help but reflect back on my years of middle and high school. I've thought about my current circumstances and situations compared to how they were in freshman year, and it's safe to say I'm practically a new person. I learned many things but there are three things I will keep close to my chest as I adapt to a new place and people in the fall.  Number one: This is your life. You are the center of your life and no one else isn't. From elementary school to middle school, I used to compare myself to my older brother a lot. To me, he was someone I could never even be like not even a little bit. I was in awe of every single one of his accomplishments - he was my idol. Clearly, I struggled with self-confidence too much to the point that I would compare every single quality I held to not only my brother but everyone else. For instance, if I got a "bad" grade on a quiz or test, I would instantly think ...
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goodbye old scars...

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  this one time i died for so long while i became a quantum thing so broken in its compartments light could not emit On March 2nd at 12:42 am, I added another entry to my notes page, which is titled "." on my phone. I don't know about you, but I have a designated page on my Notes app just for writing down everything that comes to mind to sort my thoughts and emotions when I'm confused about anything, especially when I'm overthinking (aka really stressed - basically always). For previous years, I physically wrote all of my jumbled thoughts on a piece of paper and ripped it up to signify the end of continuously rethinking those thoughts. This helped a lot.  But on a random evening in the summer - probably at 1 am - I was fidgeting with my Notes app and discovered that you could lock a notes page. This was incredibly groundbreaking to me (Mrs. Brewer would be so proud that I'm not wasting paper anymore). Ever since then, I started a new notes page not only to fix...
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The Hill We Climb, In This Place

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Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history at age 24 (almost 25 since her birthday is tomorrow!), as well as an award-winning writer and Sociology graduate of Harvard University. She was born and grew up in Los Angeles, beginning to write at a very young age. Recently, her writings have gotten her invitations to the White House for the Biden Inauguration on January 20, 2021 , as the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. She also performed for Lin-Manuel Miranda, Al Gore, Secretary Hillary Clinton, and many more. Amanda Gorman recites the poem "The Hill We Climb" at the Biden Inauguration She has written many different works, including The Hill We Climb and Change Sings  (written as a children's anthem).  After some research, I discovered that Gorman was halfway through writing The Hill We Climb  when the rioters stormed the Capitol building (I completely forgot this happened). As a result, I noticed that...
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Tick Tock Tick Tock

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According to Merriam-Webster, time is a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future.  With this definition in mind, I'm going to question the depiction of time in Siddhartha . Throughout his journey of searching for nirvana, or enlightenment/inner peace, Siddhartha was only thinking and acting with egocentrism. He continuously expressed that others around him - ordinary, somewhat problematic people - were "childlike." He viewed them as inferior, preventing him from regarding them as a whole - the key information of time.  Like the definition of time, Siddhartha viewed everything in fragments of a whole - there were fragments to everything. However, he eventually learned that time, in fact, doesn't exist. It's an illusion, an obstacle that prevents an individual from reaching their lifelong goal, which in this case, is enlightenment.  If this is true, why do we have memories? Why do we const...
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Dad Jokes are FUNNY okay

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From the title of this blog post, you're probably going to see where this is going. But let's start off with an example of one that I find incredibly hilarious! Why did the bicycle fall over?  Because it was TWO-tired! (HAHAHA incredibly funny I know - this is starting to hurt a little bit) Even though my family and friends clown on me for thinking dad jokes are hilarious, I think I enjoy it because it reminds me of my childhood. Back when I was living in Tennesee and Alabama in elementary school, my family and I spent family time together by watching Korean variety shows, the most memorable and funny ones being Infinite Challenge (무한도전) and Running Man (런닝맨). While watching both of these TV shows, my family and I shared countless laughs together, especially when dad jokes are involved. I personally think dad jokes in Korean are funnier than English ones.  I think that moment in my life is where I discovered my abnormal 50-year-old-corny-dad humor I didn't know I had. Howev...
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Stereotypes and Seaweed

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When you think of South Korea, what is the first thing that pops up in your mind? Is it kimchi, the fermented, staple side dish present at every Korean’s table during lunchtime? Or maybe you think of K-Pop, specific groups like BTS and BLACKPINK?   This topic of stereotypes about Koreans was the main focus of a survey done by Asian Boss , a channel on YouTube that often conducts interviews similar to this to reveal cultural and social issues to its viewers. In this survey, some viewers from a previous video were told to comment on any questions they had about Koreans, which would be used by Asian Boss to conduct real-life interviews with strangers in the streets of Seoul.   While watching, one part of the interview, in particular, caught my attention: “This stereotype was one of the most common – Koreans dislike the Japanese.” All of the interviewees answered differently but with a common similarity that it is because of the history between Korea and Japan, especially regardin...
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