Introduction

Why I want to blog?

I've always had the idea of creating a blog, for many reasons - to share my thoughts, practice my writing, and document my life. You see, those who know me will know I have terrible memories. I am convinced that I will develop dementia at an early age. I've learned that journaling can help improve that. So why don't I just journal in my own private diary instead of publicly exposed myself to the world? I am naturally a private person and generally conserve my opinions to myself. However, I have always wanted to be better at speaking up and expressing myself in a concise and constructive way. Writing is a more quiet version of that to me. I'd start by saying that I am not a great writer by any means, but that is exactly why I want to blog. To document, to express, and to evolve. 

What my blog is about:

I have a lot of interests and hobbies. For some time, I fret about my indecisiveness on the hobby I want to commit to - playing piano and clarinet, making digital and traditional art, reading, hiking, snowboarding, cooking, etc. I also have the desire to be amazing at all of my hobbies and spend time thinking about how am I going to allocate all the time to each hobby and have consistent and impressive results. Then I reminded myself that the most important thing I gain from my hobbies is to enjoy the process and let the end product be what it is. 

I am also an overthinker. It is in my nature. I learned to accept that I cannot always help but think about how my future self reading this blog and cringe at everything I write on here even before I begin to post anything. However, instead of sitting at home, constantly broiling over what people might think of this or what my future self will regret but at least I did the damn thing. And maybe someone out there will share my feelings and feel at peace. So there it is, future me, cringe away but you will thank me for starting this. Maybe. 

So in summary, this is a place where I document my process of dabbling my hobbies and reflect on my life. 

About me:

I grew up in the city of Taipei, Taiwan, a small island Southwest of Japan and East of China. I came to the States to study when I was 16. I have moved from the East coast Princeton Junction, NJ to Seattle, WA where I call home away from home for 6 years now. I work as a Float Pool Nurse in the hospital full time and in the community health clinic once in a blue moon. 

Occasionally, I might share my thoughts and experience about work, having lived in two different cultures, and how these experiences shaped me as a person.