This year is the year of the Tiger for the Chinese Zodiac, which comes around every 12 years. Back when I was 12, I thought it was a HUGE deal for it to be "my" year. I kind of would like to view this year in the same personal way...full of growth, fun, and fulfillment.
My year started off with great friends and great fun in one of my favorite cities: San Francisco. Then I went off to one of my favorite places for a few days: Disney World. I had not been there since I was about 8 or 9 and it was still just as fun to see all the attractions and go on the different rides, especially the new exciting ones.
The first great accomplishment of the year for me was on January 10. After only 45 minutes of sleep, in 30 degree weather, being sick the day before, forgetting to use my inhaler and in a good deal of physical pain from my foot which I went to the physical therapist for a week prior, I finished my first marathon. The whole time, my thoughts were focused on Janet Liang, a fellow Bruin who recently was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and just finished her third of seven rounds of chemotherapy. Her fight is so so meaningful to me and kept me going through the 26.2 miles.
I have come back to school to get a new semester and set of classes and experiences to go through. I will be back in San Francisco for the summer furthering my legal experiences. I have the travel itch and am pumped to start satisfying my exploratory urges. I plan to pursue new hobbies and continue my loves, from rock climbing to running everywhere.
This year will be great to embrace the mundane, relish in the fantastical, and I guess at the end of it all, do what I want. : )
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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