Readjusting🍃

Spring break was so fun for me because I didn’t have any of my finals during finals week so my Spring break was actually 2 weeks. I really spent most of the break with my family. We have somewhat of a tradition to do movie marathons so during Spring break; basically, we watch an entire series in one sitting. We did a Studio Ghibli marathon, a Harry Potter marathon, and a Lord of the Rings marathon. It was super fun and it’s nice to spend time with my family. 

If you have never watched a Studio Ghibli film before, I highly HIGHLY recommend watching at least one directed by Hayao Miyazaki. There is the famous film, Spirited Away, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film in 2003, but there are many others that are equally as good. My personal favorites are Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, The Cat Returns, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Howl’s Moving Castle, but all of them are classics. 

One thing that I thought was fun was I finally watched and read Demon Slayer. For those who don’t know, Demon Slayer is a manga (graphic novels that originate from Japan) and is being adapted to anime (animated cartoons from Japan). I would like to also advise that it is a little gory so if that is something that you don’t particularly like, then keep that in mind. I don’t want to spoil anything, but it is really well-known among manga/anime fans so if you heard a lot about it and still haven’t checked it out, I would highly recommend it! Another anime recommendation would be My Lie in April; it is very different from Demon Slayer, but still just as good. 

I really relaxed during Spring break so right now, it is hard for me to adjust back to focusing on academics. I am really trying to go back to my school mindset, and that has been very brutal if I’m being honest. For example, I am trying to wake up at 6 AM every day because that’s what I did for the past 2 quarters, but I find myself snoozing my alarm until 6:15 AM. I’m not sleeping in by that much, but it’s definitely not helpful for my mindset because I’m allowing myself not to follow what I planned to do so that is something that I’m struggling with. I am also taking 16 units which include 2 labs for Chemistry and Physics and so far, it’s not bad, but I can tell it is a lot of work. I also have a lab job this quarter and it’s my first job ever so I’m extremely excited about that. I just hope my time management skills are ready to be challenged more than ever before. 

I hope you all had a great break, and take care!🤗