Tag: Transition

Finishing What I Started: My First Marathon, Beating My Past Self, and Other Personal Stories

April 25, 2019

I ran my first marathon on April 14 in 4 hours and 13 minutes. I crossed the finish line and burst into tears of joy; I’ve never felt so proud of an accomplishment. Perhaps some people wake up one morning and get the inkling that a marathon might be a fun idea, some might get … More Finishing What I Started: My First Marathon, Beating My Past Self, and Other Personal Stories

Becoming Adult: More Transitions and Growing Pains

January 7, 2016

Over the course of the past three and a half years, I spent roughly 8,000 minutes in a classroom. I listened to lectures, took notes, wrote papers, crammed for tests, over-flooded my already busy schedule with internships and part-time jobs, and checked all the boxes that would land me a degree. Then, in about five minutes, … More Becoming Adult: More Transitions and Growing Pains