the life of chao(s)

the life of chao(s)

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my mind vomits into cyberspace,
and every day is a good day :)


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Currently

in our hotel in Washington, DC trying to memorize everything for our mock trial tournament at Georgetown tomorrow. Today’s been a pretty crazy day- I took my last final of the semester (microeconomics) from 9am-12pm, ate a quick lunch, and packed frantically for my two trips this week before jetting off to DC. 

It feels really great to be done with this semester of school, but I don’t feel like I have less work for some strange reason. It seems like there is always something to do, but being busy is definitely not a bad thing!

Even though tonight will be a long night, I’m excited for this weekend’s tournament. And on Sunday evening, I’ll be heading home!

It’s good to be done with finals :)

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If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you’d like to win but you think you can’t,
It’s almost certain you won’t.
Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man,
But sooner or later the person who wins
Is the person who thinks they can.
— Coach Jeff
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The stress from finals has definitely kicked in within the last 24 hours. My research paper and history final were relatively spread out, so everything has been pretty manageable so far. However, the next few days are going to be tough- two finals, a mock trial tournament, and then I am flying back to LA for an internship. Finals may take its toll, but it’s times like these when I’m reminded about how lucky I am to have the friends that I have. Whether it be a finals care package from my best friend, a supportive letter from a friend back home, or words of encouragement from the people around me, I think my friends actually prevent me from going insane. So, thank you to those people who believe in me when I don’t want to believe in myself. It means a lot, and keeps me going. Just a few more days left in this crazy month. Coffee? Check!

The stress from finals has definitely kicked in within the last 24 hours. My research paper and history final were relatively spread out, so everything has been pretty manageable so far. However, the next few days are going to be tough- two finals, a mock trial tournament, and then I am flying back to LA for an internship.

Finals may take its toll, but it’s times like these when I’m reminded about how lucky I am to have the friends that I have. Whether it be a finals care package from my best friend, a supportive letter from a friend back home, or words of encouragement from the people around me, I think my friends actually prevent me from going insane.

So, thank you to those people who believe in me when I don’t want to believe in myself. It means a lot, and keeps me going.

Just a few more days left in this crazy month. Coffee? Check!

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Inspiring.

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“This made me smile” of the day

Here on campus, I am part of a group of students who mentor adopted children from China. My mentee is this adorable, 8-year-old girl named Kiera, and her email to me today was just the cutest thing, and made me smile.

Hi Ray

This is Kiera I am on my email.I just wanted to tell you that I played soccer today and I was in the playoffs and my team won!
We play for the championship next Sunday.I am so excited.The score was 7 to 1.
I forget,what sport do you play?I can not wait to meet you.
Do you remember how to play piano?
I could try to learn a piano song you like and we can play on the piano with each other.what is your favorite song?     
Tell me and I could start practicing.
Kiera.
<3
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