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I can't believe it's already half of the semester. Let's do this guys!

- Dazztie Tatlonghari

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I myself started seeing a therapist. Being a single mom of four (two kiddos with autism), working full time from home was starting to take a toll on me. I decided to seek professional help & sometimes I think it's working but sometimes I wonder if it is. Nevertheless, it helped to a certain extent. =)
-Cheyenne Ganiron

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Even though horror games give me a lot of jumpscares, I find that watching other people's reactions through YouTube entertaining and funny at the same time. Helps me get my mind off of other things!
- Dazztie Tatlonghari

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Dealing with 4 classes is making me worried, because if I'm going to pass my classes. The last time I took 4 classes, I failed one class and pass the others. This is my worried and my struggle. I hope that I pass all classes. Lately, I've been trying to stay positive and open mind to breathe every time I pick up a book to read, or when I'm writing a forum for an assignment.

- Leah Rellin

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My own delusions. I have a friend who voted from Trump and wanted to bet me money. He still adamantly believes that Trump has won. I don't bet money with friends, but I found that it was extremely interesting that no matter what information is being provided he swears that Trump won. I concluded that some people have delusions. My own delusion was that if presented with enough evidence people could see reason. I, however, have learned that no matter how many times I try and help their delusions never change. My delusion is that I can help. I know that this is my delusion. I wonder how many other delusions I have. My guess is that there are too many to count. Hahaha. 

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My own delusions. I have a friend who voted from Trump and wanted to bet me money. He still adamantly believes that Trump has won. I don't bet money with friends, but I found that it was extremely interesting that no matter what information is being provided he swears that Trump won. I concluded that some people have delusions. My own delusion was that if presented with enough evidence people could see reason. I, however, have learned that no matter how many times I try and help their delusions never change. My delusion is that I can help. I know that this is my delusion. I wonder how many other delusions I have. My guess is that there are too many to count. Hahaha. 

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Grant Harada

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Music, couponing & shopping lol.

- Ashley Alexander

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Relax & try to distress from the past semester with my kids.

- Ashley Alexander

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Right now I’m feeling scared & so overwhelmed.. trying to make sure my daughters distance learning is in order and making sure I’m doing everything right for all of it while making sure I have everything in order for my classes. I had hoped my daughters stuff would have started weeks ago but it’s all mess & starting this week.

- Ashley Alexander

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The nostalgia of old-school Disney songs and movies always help brighten my mood when I am feeling down :)

-Courtney D

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I am feeling very unmotivated at the moment, but I think I am just overwhelmed with everything starting back up again, so I need to get back into that mindset and swing of juggling work and school again!

-Courtney D

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I like music that is inspiring and uplifting and show that sometimes you just had a bad day and not a bad life :). I've been really liking Porter Robinson's new album "Nuture" and two songs in particular "Musician" and "Look at the Sky". How he got his inspiration was through Japan's blend of nature and city-life and his song "Look at the Sky" came from him walking through a village that had a sign that read "It's still here" to mean there is hope. And "Musician" is super bubbly and summery and it reminds me of home in Hawai'i so much! I want to make a montage video from it when we go back someday.

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Because I'm a single parent at the moment juggling a part-time job, part-time in school, a 4 year old who just started Pre-K, as well as being a mom for him and household chores and other adulting responsibilities, it does get quite overwhelming, especially since it is different than my past routines. However, I am looking forward to graduating this fall since I only have 2 classes to go so that has been my motivation. And making extra income doesn't hurt too :).

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-Ashley Johnson

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A fun way to earn some additional income and bring others together- mostly virtual, but I did host one in-person party!
-Ashley Johnson

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This is not easy for me, but i'm working on it because I often find myself feeling stretched pretty thin and then feeling resentment!
-Ashley Johnson

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-Ashley Johnson

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When I feel overwhelmed, stressed or both I usually take a stroll around my neighborhood. The fresh air and outdoors always helps to calm my nerves.
-Alyssa Dela Cruz

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Im both scared nervous and excited like just a mix of emotions and i am my own worst critic and trying to hold that at bay lol
Lacey

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One thing I fine that's a good way to destress is dancing to music.  Its a way to just let loose, be silly, have some fun and get out of your head for just a moment.

Rachel

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Take time out to care and do something for yourself even when life gets busy with work, school, friends, family, etc. We have to take care of ourselves in order to take care of others.

-Courtney D

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Looking forward to being one semester closer to graduating! -Alyssa Dela Cruz

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This summer everyone started to travel again. So, working for an airline, I worked, all summer. Mandatory overtime was nice for the first day, and then it wasn't. Grateful and blessed to have a job and healthcare, but boy was this summer brutal.

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You don't have to tell Christi Ginn it's going to be a challenging summer for air travel.

She has already experienced it.

The Dublin resident's flight this month from Phoenix to Oakland that should have taken 90 minutes became a four-hour headache. She, her daughter and other passengers - told that their flight was on time - boarded a Southwest plane that then sat on the tarmac in stifling 115-degree heat.

Thankfully, she said, an off-duty pilot taking the flight turned on the air conditioning so the passengers could cool down while they awaited the arrival of their pilots, who had yet to land in Arizona.

"No explanation, no apologies, nothing," she said, adding that others had it worse and missed connecting flights for Hawaiian vacations. "I sent a complaint to Southwest and received a reply the next day that more or less said, sorry, things happen."

Travel experts say things are going to happen as airlines and airports struggle to meet the pent-up demand for vacations now that more than half of all Americans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Thousands of flights this month have been canceled, and thousands more delayed for myriad reasons: American Airlines blamed "unprecedented" weather conditions at its major hubs. Southwest Airlines was plagued by IT problems for several days, then thunderstorms. And for most carriers, there simply are not enough employees after last year's buyouts, furloughs, retirements and other attrition related to the pandemic.

"The airlines are short-staffed, not just for pilots but agents, which is why there are long back-ups to even call reservations," said travel expert John DiScala, aka JohnnyJet.com, who is based in Los Angeles.

The cockpit jobs, however, are the crucial ones to fill. When American furloughed pilots last year, pilot and union spokesman Dennis Tajer of the Allied Pilots Association warned that it could take more than a year for the carrier to ramp up again because of the industry's rigorous training requirements.

"It takes months and months ... to get these pilots back up and flying," Tajer told CNBC. "The public," by contrast, "is ready to fly when it is safe to fly."

American is now "adjusting a fraction of our scheduled flying" - or canceling - about 1,000 flights through mid-July so as to "minimize surprises at the airport," spokesman Derek Walls said. "We made these changes with the goal of impacting the fewest number of customers by adjusting flights in markets where we have multiple options to rebook on other flights."`

On social media, American's customers reacted angrily to that news by pointing out that the airline reported accepting $5.8 billion in COVID-19 payroll relief last year while laying off thousands of employees.

Southwest, which didn't enact involuntary furloughs last year (nor has it ever during its 50-year history, a spokesman said), is facing lingering customer criticism about its lack of communication during the IT meltdown.

Los Angeles passenger Shelley Carr said airline reps told her the problems she experienced were related to weather.
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"It was easier for me to travel to Tanzania" - a 20-hour global trip she took some years ago - "than for me to travel from Burbank to New York" via Southwest, she said. Especially because she never actually made it to her planned destination, New York's La Guardia.

"5 airports, 8 flight delays, 4 gate changes and 2 days. But I'm finally here!" she posted on Facebook on June 11 from Hartford, Connecticut.

With those IT issues resolved, Southwest declared the fleet and staffing levels prepared for summertime demands - but by the weekend "proactively canceled some flights due to widespread thunderstorms across parts of the nation, including areas of our largest volume of operations such as Denver, Chicago, St. Louis and parts of Florida and the northeast," a representative said.

Delays were a problem for most U.S. carriers. According to the FlightAware tracker, 43% of the flights on the Southwest, Frontier Airlines and JetBlue Airways schedules were delayed Saturday, and United registered a 39% delay rate. Thirty percent of American's flights were delayed and 29% of Alaska Air's.

Delta Air Lines, which cut its workforce last year via buyouts and early retirements, has announced plans to hire thousands of new and contract employees and even reach out to former workers to fill short-term jobs, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Southwest said it is hiring to "support growth and attrition in some locations."

For passengers, new hires can't come soon enough. According to a survey by Cirium, a flight data provider, 78% of American leisure travelers are ready to return to the skies this summer. And soon after, business travel is expected to start rebounding, with 67% of respondents who fly for business saying they think their employers will give them the go-ahead within the next few months.

"Every summer you have to pack your patience," Johnny Jet said. "But this time you have to bring an additional bag."

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You don't have to tell Christi Ginn it's going to be a challenging summer for air travel. She has already experienced it. The Dublin resident's flight this month from Phoenix to Oakland that should have taken 90 minutes became a four-hour headache.

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I sleep stories in the Calm app, even if I'm just trying to destress during the day on my lunch break. They help stop my brain from zooming from thought to thought and I can get some "quiet" time to relax for 30 minutes during the day. If you're a Kaiser member, you can get it at no cost. - Katy

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The lyrics are super catchy! Love getting my day started with some Devo, Prince, Hall & Oates, etc.
- Zena

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Looking forward to getting this semester started!
- Zena

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Take some time to focus on your mental health

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Take some time to focus on your mental health

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Sometimes we become so busy with our jobs, school, and family obligations that we burn ourselves out. Take some time each day to check in with yourself and make sure that you are okay. Repeat a daily affirmation or think of 3 positive things about yourself or your day. It is equally important to remember there is no shame in seeking professional help as well.
- Zena

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I'll share this with everyone, not because it is about me, but because it is about a friend of mine who I have competed against for the last ten years. The last time I officially competed was four years ago. So I started swimming again. I hadn't swam with and against my friend in 4 years so I decided to do the summer solstice swim. To be clear most of my friends are completely insane. The summer solstice swim is a 31,000 meter swim. It starts at 6 am in the morning and goes to 7 pm at night. So I accepted my friends invitation. Being out of shape I decided to train for it and I was able to do 10,000 meters. That is like doing four marathons. At 10 Km I decided to stop, so I didn't get injured. What was truly great about this day wasn't that I swam 6.25 miles, but that my friend became an Olympic Swim Coach for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. We talked when he got back from the Olympics and he told me what it was like to meet Caleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky, but what was even more amazing was that he said even at that level the competition is still light years away from each competitor. Later that evening I found out that my friend had also played professional volley ball with Karch Kiraly. While not my life I got to live vicariously through my friends.

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I'll share this with everyone, not because it is about me, but because it is about a friend of mine who I have competed against for the last ten years. The last time I officially competed was four years ago. So I started swimming again. I hadn't swam with and against my friend in 4 years so I decided to do the summer solstice swim. To be clear most of my friends are completely insane. The summer solstice swim is a 31,000 meter swim. It starts at 6 am in the morning and goes to 7 pm at night. So I accepted my friends invitation. Being out of shape I decided to train for it and I was able to do 10,000 meters. That is like doing four marathons. At 10 Km I decided to stop, so I didn't get injured. What was truly great about this day wasn't that I swam 6.25 miles, but that my friend became an Olympic Swim Coach for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. We talked when he got back from the Olympics and he told me what it was like to meet Caleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky, but what was even more amazing was that he said even at that level the competition is still light years away from each competitor. Later that evening I found out that my friend had also played professional volley ball with Karch Kiraly. While not my life I got to live vicariously through my friends.

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Grant Harada

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I share this with everyone who works out and is into athleticism. It takes time to get out of shape, and it takes time to get into shape. Do not try too hard. Slow and steady wins the race. I see so many friends and people getting hurt by exercising. What my professor(Dr. David Lally-Phd in Exercise Physiology) taught me was to take your time and go slowly. And just so you know why I share this is because so many of the people I train with are World Champions. No matter who you are or how great you are give yourself the time to become great. 

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I share this with everyone who works out and is into athleticism. It takes time to get out of shape, and it takes time to get into shape. Do not try too hard. Slow and steady wins the race. I see so many friends and people getting hurt by exercising. What my professor(Dr. David Lally-Phd in Exercise Physiology) taught me was to take your time and go slowly. And just so you know why I share this is because so many of the people I train with are World Champions. No matter who you are or how great you are give yourself the time to become great. 

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Grant Harada

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One thing that made me laugh recently is my cat. He is a complete user. He knows when I have food for him and won't bother to come to me unless I have something to give to him. He is funny that way.

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One thing that made me laugh recently is my cat. He is a complete user. He knows when I have food for him and won't bother to come to me unless I have something to give to him. He is funny that way.

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Grant Harada

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We're all super busy, it's so hard to exercise after a full day of working and school. I try to do a little something everyday like my chair exercises or lift weights for a few minutes. -Sarah S.

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When things feel overwhelming, I like to just step back and take a deep breath. That little break helps a lot. -Sarah S.

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Both excited and nervous at the same time ... but it's like that every semester honestly. -Sarah S.

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Over the summer break, my family and friends went to Las Vegas for a week. It was my first time ever going and my son's too and it did not disappoint :). This picture was right before we all got on the High Roller or the big Ferris wheel . I hope to visit again in the future! (my son stayed with family since it was late :))

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Over the summer break, my family and friends went to Las Vegas for a week. It was my first time ever going and my son's too and it did not disappoint :). This picture was right before we all got on the High Roller or the big Ferris wheel . I hope to visit again in the future! (my son stayed with family since it was late :))

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I like to write down things that I need to do and just crossing them off when one is completed feels great!
-Chels

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I went up one of the pillboxes this summer and I learned how out of shape I am but the sunset views were worth it! -Chels

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I found "the Fitness Marshall" on youtube and his videos are soooo much fun to dance to. I can't dance to save my life but it's a fun way to get moving.
-Chels

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Josh Tatofi always puts me in a good mood when I get the feeling of being overwhelmed, stressed, or distracted.
-Alyssa Dela Cruz

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Been mostly at home taking care of my baby girl and at the same time would work 3x a week at a hospital, which is scary because of the rising cases of COVID.
- Dazztie Tatlonghari

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Graphic designing is a way for me to escape reality and as a stress-reliever kind of hobby. When most of my work is in my hard drive, it's because I feel they're not up to my expectations. So I often come back to complete my work after looking for inspirations along the way!
- Dazztie Tatlonghari

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Pretty much sums up all the time when a new semester starts.
- Dazztie Tatlonghari

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My younger sister and brother always know how to make me laugh, even if it's not on purpose. Being around them is like living in a sitcom, they're some of the funniest people I know.
- AJ

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I haven't seen that side of the family in almost 8 years, so it was great to catch up with everyone. I finally got to see the museum of glass in Tacoma!
- AJ

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I use the app Down Dog and its pretty well rounded! The free version has a lot of different practices including a restorative stretching setting :) Definitely helps me to relax after a long day.
- AJ

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Most of my summer was interacting with my children playing basketball, water balloon fight, riding bike, learning how to skateboard, and playing volleyball. Also played computer games with them too. - Leah Rellin

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My stress relief is playing computer games, or any types of games. It help me ease my mind of everything that's going on that seems too much. - Leah Rellin

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Walk at least 30 min a day has many great health benefits. 

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Walk at least 30 min a day has many great health benefits. 

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5 min meditation works! Clearing your mind with things we have no control over. 

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5 min meditation works! Clearing your mind with things we have no control over. 

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Funny dog tiktok and reels. It makes my day. 

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Funny dog tiktok and reels. It makes my day. 

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I really didn't do much. I stayed home most of the time. 

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I really didn't do much. I stayed home most of the time. 

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I feel awesome about this semester. It's going to be a fun 16 weeks. 

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I feel awesome about this semester. It's going to be a fun 16 weeks. 

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I love watching stand-up comedy. Some of them can get pretty heavy on the language but you can definitely find some of the clean ones as well. Netflix has a few comedians that I enjoy.
-Cheyenne

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Therapy. I cannot stress how much therapy has helped me during this time of uncertainty. COVID has taken it's toll on my mental wellbeing & therapy was one thing that has helped give me some kind of release.
-Cheyenne

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Omg...absolutely obsessed with Dan + Shay! Pun totally intended. And if you have no idea what that means then pun not intended lol! I feel like country music tells the best stories & I love it!
-Cheyenne

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I began pin trading as a hobby...an expensive hobby! I traded pins with people all over the US and Canada. I actually completed a couple of sets that I'm quite proud of!
-Cheyenne

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Local mystic is the way to go it help me focus and study.
Thank you;
Kawena Wright

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Always make sure you have a good breakfast to start your day.  Waking up early and accomplishing things will help you feel good about your day. Be outside and get some vitamin C.
Thank you ;
Kawena Wright

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Do thinks that you love to do. For me I like to go to the beach and relax while doing my homework. Another one is taking a break then go back to it.
Thank you;
Kawena Wright

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Funny jokes and having fun. But when you see funny videos either on IG or tiktok
Thank you;
Kawena Wright

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The things I did over break was go to beach, spend time with family and enjoy everyday. Again due to COVID we watched our surrounding and took the precautions we need.
Thank you;
Kawena Wright

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I feel great about the semester. Even though it’s all online due to COVID, I actually do better online in my own head space. I’m glad to learn new things in the Hit program. But I can’t wait to meet new people and share this experience.
Thank you;
Kawena Wright