May 2013
3 posts
Save Arcadia's English Classes
My high school is proposing to eliminate two critical English classes from their curriculum (Freshman Honors and Junior AP), and hundreds of students are fighting to stop those changes.
Here my take:
To the Arcadia Unified School District:
My name is Ray Chao, and I am a rising junior at Princeton University and a 2011 graduate of Arcadia High School. I am a product of AUSD from K-12 (Highland...
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A new record...
It’s been over four months since I’ve officially written a post on this blog. Where did the time go?
Let’s start with January…
January at Princeton means finals, but I was able to squeeze in one fun thing…
One of my best friends snagged two tickets to the Inauguration. How could I turn down such a priceless opportunity? It wasn’t easy to stand in a crazy...
February 2013
2 posts
"There's more to life than being happy"
I came across this incredibly interesting article in The Atlantic recently about attitudes, life, and happiness that I found incredibly interesting and impactful. Take a look:
In September 1942, Viktor Frankl, a prominent Jewish psychiatrist and neurologist in Vienna, was arrested and transported to a Nazi concentration camp with his wife and parents. Three years later, when his camp was...
January 2013
10 posts
"One Today" by Richard Blanco
One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the Smokies, greeting the faces of the Great Lakes, spreading a simple truth across the Great Plains, then charging across the Rockies. One light, waking up rooftops, under each one, a story told by our silent gestures moving behind windows.
My face, your face, millions of faces in morning’s mirrors, each one yawning to...
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Dear 2013, here's what I hope to accomplish:
I still believe in New Year’s resolutions. Here are my resolutions for 2013:
Read more books.
Watch more classic movies.
Take more pictures.
Keep up with my Happiness Project.
Learn about and follow international current events.
Stay healthy with regular exercise.
Be kind by assuming the best in people.
Be fully present in all my classes.
Be thankful.
Be humble.
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It's been great, 2012.
2012 was the year I hit my new stride.
Now let me explain what I mean. If I look back at 2011, that was the year I was constantly swept along in a whirlwind of change. I graduated from high school, was forced to say goodbye to my friends, and found myself 3,000 miles away from home. I had a remarkable time, but it’s clear that my comfort zones were pushed, and I had to adapt to change whether I...
December 2012
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#Memorable2012Photos
Click the hashtag #memorable2012photos to see all the photos I’ve been posting to sum up this wonderful year.
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#Memorable2012Photos
As 2012 nears its end, I’ll be posting some of my favorite photos from this year and the memory they represent. It’s been quite a memorable year.
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Home for the holidays
I’ve been home for two weeks now, and it has been nice to be back in LA. Though having finals in January is, of course, a bit inconvenient, winter break has provided a nice change of pace, and I think I’ve found a good balance between fun and working on papers in Starbucks.
The holiday season has been quite exciting. It’s amazing how much preparation goes into this time of...
"26 Moments That Restored Our Faith In Humanity... →
Sometimes you need a reminder that people can do wonderful things :)
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Wait, it's mid-December already?
How did December sneak up so quickly? I can’t believe it’s already the last week of the semester, and that I’ll be home tomorrow. The past few weeks have just been jam-packed, and I’ve been so caught up in everything that I didn’t realize how fast the semester has gone by.
My most recent post was from flying home for Thanksgiving. Spending Thanksgiving at home in...
November 2012
7 posts
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“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you...”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
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