My Life Story

I was born on October 18, 2005, a fateful day that was actually several weeks past my expected birth date. According to my mom, I started talking at age 4 ... which was very late. Everyone was quite worried for me because I was always sick in some way, but hey, I think I turned out okay... My first word was probably "哥哥“ which means older brother in Chinese. I know that my parents were definitely salty about that.

I think my first milestone was when my parents (forcefully) made me learn the piano at age 5. In comparison to my older brother, I was never the quickest at learning piano, and music theory is something I will never be able to fathom. Even so, I would always feel super cool when I played in recitals and got awards for competitions, even if most of the medals at home are participation awards... Unfortunately, I stopped going to lessons because of school, but I know for sure that I'll pick this hobby back up again in the future. 

Another big milestone was when I went to Quail Valley middle school, a place that embodies the word "bittersweet." I made many friends that I still have today, and this was the place where I truly learned the pain and reward of academic validation...yikes. This was also where I first joined orchestra by playing the violin. Concert days were truly the best days, and I still remember vividly how all the orchestra officers got special rights to skip class to prepare for the concert stage :D

I think going to Dulles is definitely one of my biggest milestones. I made a lot of new friends, developed my hobbies, and felt "grown up" for the first time ever after getting a job. If all goes according to plan, I should be graduating next year with the interests of pursing technology and art in mind. I don't really wish to pursue an art degree because my creativity juices are lacking, but I do wish to be in a career field where art plays a big role. Therefore, I thought immersive design would be the best choice. In college, I definitely see myself doing internships and trying to find a job to support myself (cuz college = broke :(( ) As for post-graduate, I plan on first trying to find a job and then maybe pursuing a masters degree in Human-computer interaction studies. I am definitely not sure about that yet. 

Marriage has always been a sort of wary topic for me, but I believe I will be willing to settle down after I have pursued all of my dreams. I don't wish for marriage to be something that holds me back from my goals, but I wouldn't be opposed to it if the right person comes around. If I were to have kids, I would definitely want no more than 2 because kids are too hard to handle for me. I would want to have kids when I'm extremely financially stable, so maybe around 30? I've never thought about names, but I do know that I wish to have a girl. I think it'd be cute to have a mom and daughter besties moment. My job aspiration is to work in the business industry as a designer of some sort. I hope I don't get stuck with a job that works from 9-5, but baby steps I guess. I just want to be financially stable enough to own a cat and a dog in a pretty apartment of my own. I definitely want to retire early, maybe like 50 years old so I can just spend the rest of my life travelling and enjoying the small simplicities of life. I see myself owning a garden and potentially becoming an old cat lady... As for death, I hope I don't die too early, but I also don't want to die too late. My guess would be 80 ish because of my dad's genes, although my mom's side of the family makes me a little worried..