august check in

-v strange encounter at daiso with tiff and spectrum with siblings
-albert & family since july
-took my cset again lol hope i passed; edit// lol did not
-got pedicures with sister
-helped yolanda with siblings?? was strange. also almost got attacked by a dog
-observed teacher in la, appreciated his carino fueled pedagogy and his faith. also i hate driving in la. and i walked my forehead into a metal gate
-bible studies at wintersburg
-dyed our hair
-with siblings: got the strawberry shortcake again, was not the same :( got overpriced mochi ice creams, watched dunkirk, game nights, visited pavilion park, dinner at the filipino market
-visited sd friends for games and ice cream and korean food
-helped joshua move in to his first apt
-ran 9:33/9:28 for the first time ever!
-biked back bay loop with alicia & sagun
-bought like 5 exposed binding moleskines lol very excited

learning to dream part v

i enjoy reading my old posts. it's simultaneously embarrassing and encouraging, hilarious and grounding. i learn from my old self. it's also a slightly out-of-body experience to reflect on how we experience time in different periods of our lives: during college time was jam packed with events and afterwards, time began to feel outstretched or like a callous impasse. it was only when i learned to set signposts for myself that i began to once again feel like i was moving towards something.

since my last post in 2013 (wow): i have seen a burgeoning movement of christians hungry for a holistic, justice/compassion-minded gospel. i am not going to berkeley for grad school but i am going to ucla where plenty of critically minded scholars are. i haven't gotten a new sony body, but i have added two more lens to my collection. i did get better at bouldering (but i also got injured in 2015 and it became chronic), i did buy a roadbike, and i did run a half marathon.

what do i dream of now? marriage. also a doggo. developing relationships with the ES now coalition, and working to build more ES programs in socal. getting a phd one day to teach ES in cc or university settings. seeing e get his nursing degree(s).

i dream of full recovery of my pip joint injury; i dream that i will not stop running or climbing or biking. i would like to visit as many (or every) national park. my dreams have changed in scope; they have become more career/hobby/marriage oriented. idk if that's good or bad, i think it just is what it is.

nov 2013 part iv
april 2012 part iii
nov 2011 part ii
feb 2011 part i

sidenotes;
this blogspot is kind of like a time capsule.
today's eunice enjoys poke, finally is able to run an almost 8 min mile, has had to deal with a finger injury for over 2 years, has learned a lot about the transience of friendships and also of human character/values, feels more focused than ever on the goals of the next handful of years, enjoys podcasts, can do 8 pull ups, and also enjoys shows like mr. robot, westworld, and legion.