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Washington DC: volunteering efforts.

I’ve been a hermit for the past two weeks – been going through job recruitment and have been awake until 1-5 am every morning, including work days. Therefore, not much energy (and activity) to update.

Yesterday, I took a break for half of the day and volunteered at two local efforts. From 9-12pm, I helped prepare salads for homeless people at D.C. Central Kitchen. I met many interesting people from different sectors of life: an army Captain getting his masters degree from George Washington University, a woman who worked in politics for 26 years, and a woman who was born in North Carolina and moved to DC to live and work. Continue reading “Washington DC: volunteering efforts.”

BBQing with the founder of the DC program.

Yesterday, the Berkeley folks and I went to the home of our program’s founder, Cal in the Capital. He created the program over forty years ago to help Cal students work in DC over the summer without worrying about housing – it enabled them to become more involved in government and politics while retaining a strong network.

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Eight things I learned at Berkeley.

1. You need to depend only on yourself. Nobody is going to tell you what to do from the get-go. You cannot and should not expect others to hold your hand. You have to put in your own effort to acquire things that you want. Continue reading “Eight things I learned at Berkeley.”

The day has arrived, leaving Berkeley.

Dem emotions man. Where dem onions come from yo?

Thanks for everything guys. Continue reading “The day has arrived, leaving Berkeley.”

Berkeley: saying them goodbyes (#7).

It’s been a week since the end of finals. All the freshman have disappeared, all the seniors have had their graduation commencements, and the city has been taken over by tourists and summer vacationists. Continue reading “Berkeley: saying them goodbyes (#7).”

Celebrating Chinese New Year ’13 with the Jia family.

Went to Jason’s house to celebrate with his parents, family friends, and lovely German Shepherd this weekend (2/9-2/10). It was very pleasant and I’m glad I got out of Berkeley for a couple days.

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Berkeley Tour

It’s my final semester at Cal. I’m going to be sad when I leave. Putting much effort into documenting everything I can about this place.

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Crew, I have never felt so defeated before (#3).

It’s 9:27am. Usually I’m sound asleep at this time, having come back from morning practice. But I’ve spent the past 50 minutes icing and massaging my calves, quadriceps, and hips. I have never felt so defeated before.

It was too foggy to row this morning. The coaches decide we would do a land workout instead – everyone groaned. Continue reading “Crew, I have never felt so defeated before (#3).”

What I’m thankful for this year.

In my post last Thanksgiving, I gave props to my mom. This year, I want to extend my gratitude to the aggregate of my relationships. Without them, I’d be a completely different person today. In no particular order, I’ll be going down a list of people/groups/things I’m thankful for until I want to take a shower.

I want to give thanks to the Captain. If I hadn’t met him, I wouldn’t have been such an adventurer. I wouldn’t have experienced ocean waters. I wouldn’t respect the ocean and Mother Nature as I do now. I wouldn’t have the father figure and the role model I see in him. Continue reading “What I’m thankful for this year.”

Crew, training pain (Post #2).

Since it’s nearing the end of the semester, this post largely talks about training in the past tense. Don’t get me wrong though – I’m still in pain every week. Continue reading “Crew, training pain (Post #2).”