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When applying to college, I had an epiphany.  For almost eighteen years I had no idea what I wanted to do when I grew up until this moment.  I toyed with ideas from time to time such as being a real estate agent or attorney, but these professions had

When I was just in middle school, I began to notice some behavioral changes in my older sister.  She had always had trouble making friends, even in elementary school when all the kids are supposed to be accepting and play together, but this year, thi

I like breaking things. Not in the normal sense, but more to understand them, and to learn more about them. As a child, some of my earliest memories include taking apart a video game system that my parents bought, or dismantling an action figure only

What do I do? STUDY STUDY EAT STUDY STUDY EAT STUDY STUDY STUDY EAT STUDY STUDY EAT SLEEP STUDY.  Well I guess I’ll go for the obvious- I’m a student. Just took a midterm. My life is consumed by my studies. If I don’t study its like I feel so overwhe

The other day my boyfriend and I talked about what it feels like to work on a project (he’s a sculptor, and I paint) and we came to the conclusion that it is like petting a beast that lives inside us. Not taming it. But calming it. Having this creati

 Wiping the small droplets of sweat running down my face, I sit in front of my closet with my clothes disorganized across the floor, as I stare blankly at the “keep” and “donate” pile. My mother appears at the doorway with a fresh bundle of clothes a

  I have been asked the same question over and over again—“why did you leave your sweet motherland and chose to study in a place so far away from home?” Yes, I have to confess the nearly 20-hour flight is boring and exhausting, and for a girl who has

Two years ago in early August, my ensemble and I won the Drum Corps International World Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana: one of the happiest days of my life.  I had worked diligently for the eight years leading up to that fateful day, and I ma

As a child you never know what is going to happen when you grow older. Right? Well, that is what I think. When I was a kid I would watch Disney movies were the princess would have to be given the “kiss of true love” in order to be awoken, and I would

 Ever since the third grade, I have wanted to become a pediatrician. Doctors help people; they treat all the pain and physical anguish that God has allowed man to suffer in this world with unmitigated care and compassion. The brightest humans on eart

Growing up, I have followed my father’s electrical engineering career around the globe from Europe to Texas to Taiwan and to the Silicon Valley. Being submersed in environments where innovation was highly valued, I aspired to become one of the nobles

The end (telos) of all things is at hand; and after darkness, I hope for light.  Everyone is a philosopher and theologian; to some varied degree every individual has realized that there is something unbalanced in this world and their response to this

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My dad’s 42^nd birthday! My sisters and I were lighting up candles from the lobby to our apartment room so that our dad could feel special just by walking those steps back home.

“You’re lucky your dad is still alive,” said Ashley, back the

For the most part, I do things out of fear; fear of failure, fear of letting people – family and friends – down, fear of the unknown, f ear of judgment. As a result, all my actions are safe and calculated. I do things that others do first and that ot

Two weeks after my 18th birthday, my mom passed away with cancer, specifically - a brain tumor. For over two years, she had been undergoing treatment which consisted of both chemotherapy and radiation, but her condition never seemed to get any better

My enthusiasm for psychology developed steadily through the years. I do not recall an exact moment or a single thought that has lead to my fascination with psychology, but I have always been intrigued by its complexity. I am captivated by the intrica

It was my first audition for anything ever. The music started. All the hours of practice melted away in an instant and I forgot the choreography. A week after my arrival at UCLA and I was done trying out for one of the competitive hip hop teams on ca

My two choices would be “Good Grades” and “Social Life”, because I feel like sleep is a waste of time.

Sure everyone needs sleep, but there’s only so much time in a day, in your life.

I can’t remember the last time I actually fell asleep before 12AM in

My little sister stood there, crying her eyes out as I held my last piece of luggage in one hand and prepared to say my last goodbye to my family dropping me off in my dorm room. I was the first one in my family to leave home for more than a week, le

I do what i do because of love. I love life, i love feeling, i love hearing i love loving. I love my family and my friends. I love everything that is, isnt and will be. I love how things work and how they dont. I love how i get to play soccer and go