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This is myself (left) and a good friend of mine, Hope (right). I know a lot about her, but I decided to ask her something a little different, so I asked “what do you consider your greatest accomplishment?” She said “I would say that my greatest accomplishment was going back to school after being a dropout for almost half my life. I think motivation from you, and traveling alone to Denmark gave me a lot of courage to do new things I wouldn’t have felt comfortable doing before. And now I have my GED and I am working towards an associate degree.”
I feel honored to be a part of her success, and I hope me and her continue succeeding together.

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I got up at 10am. I had coffee and breakfast. at 12 I did some schoolwork. 1pm, I exercised. I try to exercise everyday because I am type 1 diabetic and trying to control my insulin resistance. Around 5 I drank tea and played some video games. This is usually what I do to wind down from things. at 7pm I took a shower and fed my cats.

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I got up at 9, and drank coffee. Which is my usual morning ritual. I then had to go to my doctor's office to get samples of insulin as my endocrinologist wouldn't refill my prescription over the phone. Thank goodness my doctor's office had samples. Then at around noon, I got a call from someone who worked at the coffee shop my dad always goes to. He had collapsed there, and they had called an ambulance. He had just had a biopsy of his prostate days previous, and he was still recovering. He overdid it while also not eating or drinking enough. He was released about 4 hours later after testing and such. That sure was stressful. After dinner around 7, me and my partner went to a thrift store just so I could shop and blow off some steam from that day. I went to bed around midnight.

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Got up at 8 and got coffee. Did chores till a friend called around 11am to vent about some drama in his life. After that around 1 I put dinner in a crockpot, beef soup. Did schoolwork till 5, then I exercised. My partners cousin and a friend of hers came over around 8, which is when he gets home from work, and I shared my dinner with them, good thing I made a lot.

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Got up at 9, coffee. I cleaned the house, took me ages, till about 1. Then a friend called and asked me to walk over and feed her cats since she was out of town. I came back and exercised at about 4. After that it was schoolwork until dinner, around 8 or so.

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Woke up at 8, and had coffee. As usual. I started schoolwork at 10:30. I did chores well into the afternoon. This was a very unnoteworthy day.

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Got up at 8. i had my coffee while doing schoolwork in the morning. That took up a portion of my day, and then I read a book and did chores until 6. At 6, I had my Japanese reading meetup. It went well, I read decently, even if I barely understand what I'm reading. I suppose being able to read it at all is a start.

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I woke up and had my very same coffee ritual I have everyday. At noon, I went and had lunch with my father, which I do every 2 weeks, with my partner. I enjoy doing it and I think my dad looks forward to it, which is nice. And at least I know he's eaten and drank that day. Afterwards me and my partner went shopping. I had to exercise when I got home, since I was running all day. I don't usually like doing it so late, but it just works out that way sometimes.

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I think this has highlighted how boring my life is. And it's pretty typical for a 30 something woman in America who goes to school and takes care of the home while her partner works. Although, my father going to the hospital during this wasn't really a typical event. I somehow never really thought about how I wake up everyday and drink coffee. But I guess that is just something people do in this country, get coffee to start their day. I really don't feel like my day is started without coffee. I have tried tea, but it just doesn't feel the same. I notice I don't eat breakfast everyday, which isn't healthy...but I honestly think a lot of people my age skip breakfast. I really try not to, though. All in all, I know this weekly log doesn't say a lot, but I guess that is because I really am pretty boring, and the things I do are pretty typical, culturally speaking.

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I decided to give up video games, as a whole. So no Nintendo, Playstation, etc. I didn't realize how often I pick up video games in my downtime, so I had to redirect myself everytime I reached for it. I ended up usually picking up a book to read instead.

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Giving up video games was honestly easier than expected. I replaced it easily with reading, which I also enjoy a lot. However I did notice I typically read a lot longer than I play video games, so perhaps I actually wasted more time being unproductive. Which I find interesting, considering that people consider video games worse than reading. But I do think reading may enrich my mind a little more, as video games can sometimes be mindless entertainment. I honestly could probably keep going without, but I would find myself missing video games. I was raised on video games, my dad owned a video store back in the 90's and we were always playing video games as a family. Both my parents were huge gamers, my mom especially. I think I would still get by, but I would be sad without the option. Overall I think I enjoy them too much to get rid of them entirely, but it is nice to know I can take healthy breaks without it really being an issue. I know people can get addicted to video games in a bad way.

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This day I also reached for my Nintendo Switch, a lot. But, I always instead began reading. Today I decided to read scary stories on my phone on a subreddit I typically go to for really good scary stories. I ended up getting sucked into that for longer than I'd typically play a video game, if I'm being honest. I'm not exactly sure that is better?

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I have a lot to process and reflect on, after taking this class. Now, I feel smaller and more insignificant in the grand scheme of things, and somehow I mean that in a good way. Being exposed to other cultures has made me realize how ignorant I still am to the world. Which isn't really a bad thing. I used to think I knew a lot about the world, but I really don't. I think I still have so much to learn about my own culture, let alone other cultures that I am not a part of. I have learned to acknowledge my own ethnocentrism, and to not let it prevent me from learning. I want to continue to understand the human condition, and to keep opening my mind to other things. I want to travel, I want to learn languages and interact with others. I have started with Japanese, and hopefully it doesn't end there. I have learned to examine my own biases, and how and why I do the things I do. Doing these challenges, at least the ones I managed to do, were interesting and made me look at myself and my habits a bit more. I am sad I was unable to complete them all, but I do want to incorporate the ideas of all these challenges into my life, even the ones I didn't complete. I feel as though this class has reinforced my desire to travel, to gain cultural perspective, to understand more. There is so much to humanity, to the world around us that so many people take for granted, or do not consider. I don't want to be one of those people. This class, and starting college in general has taught me so much, and I am going to learn to much more in the future.