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Sophomore Year Classes

 I am going to list all of the classes that I am currently taking and also list my grades and my personal opinions about that class. I am curious to see if any of my opinions about my classes will change after the next few months, which are the most treacherous school months of the year. ISPE - Ice Skating Since I am a nationally ranked athlete, I do not have to take high school P.E. and use this extra time to train. Before my recent injury, I skated from 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM. Since my schools starts at 8:30, I couldn't make it there on time. Therefore with this class, it is basically a free period and allows me to fit in training. The only thing I do for this class is fill out a log where I log the hours I skate and my performance. I enjoy having this class because I can enter school peacefully while everyone else is in class and I am not bombarded with people early in the morning. French II Honors (94.1%) In this class, I do not get assigned much homework and rather do most of the l...
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Life Update

 With it now being 2026, I decided it would be a good idea to take a break and update my life status. My life has been pretty crazy ever since school has started and is still a lot to take in. I am now a sophomore in high school and am pretty comfortable with things in high school. I am currently taking AP world history, chemistry honors, English 2 honors, French 2 honors, and algebra 2/trig. I am also apart of a few clubs at my school, but currently do not do much with them outside of school. However, that is something I would like to commit to. Recently, I dislocated my knee while training on the ice. Since this is my second injury in a short period of time, I have decided to calm my skating down a bit. Although this is one of the last things that I want to do, I want to make sure to take care of myself first. Prior to my injury, I was training for my upcoming competition season and was planning to move up levels. I also have been working on my double axel and have made progress ...
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Excel National Festival 2025!

 This season, I was so excited to have qualified for my first national competition! Having broke my foot 3 months before the national, I am very proud myself for safely training in order to earn the spot in nationals, while still ensuring my foot heals. I am thankful I was able to compete at all this year.  This year, the Excel nationals was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the Broadmoor World Arena and Broadmoor Ice Hall. The U.S. Olympic training site is also located here.  After a long travel day from Long Beach to Colorado Springs, I had my first 2 practice ice at the arena. Due to the high, unusual elevation, I became tired and worn out much faster. However, I also noticed that the high elevation also allowed me to jump bigger. Once again, keeping mind of my healing foot, I made sure to ice and elevate consistently to make sure I was not working it too hard. Also, a good amount of skaters from my home training rink also qualified for nationals, so we all had a ...
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Figure Skating Update

 Over the past year, I have been working hard and continuing to train in figure skating. Though there have been some major setbacks, overall, I feel like I have made good progress in my journey. Specifically for this season, I began training in mid-December, beginning to choreograph a new program. I am skating to a mix of Cosmic Entropy, and Way Down We Go (Acoustic). I planned to compete at the level Excel Intermediate Plus, but later switched to Excel Intermediate due to a setback.  Jumping forward to March, I had begun practicing full programs, which are full out programs with all jumps and spins. I was practicing for my first qualifying competition, which took place in April. However, halfway into March, I broke my right fibula on a jump. In the moment, I was convinced that I was unable to skate for the season. However, after lots of thinking, my parents, coaches, and I decided to begin training about a month and a half after the injury and build up to make it to the last ...
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My Freshman Year of High School

 With summer starting, the school year has slowly come to end. This was my first year in high school, and definitely taught me a lot. Honestly, this school year has taught me much more about myself and how to act in certain environments and situations. One of the greatest challenges I faced this school year was balancing my school work and grades with my demanding figure skating practices. Although it did take some effort of change on my hand, I think I have figured out a good balance between the two. Also, other extra curriculars, such as volunteering and being a junior coach, took up time as well. Once in a while I had to remind myself to take a day break from all the chaos and just relax. Along with all of the stressful moments, this school year held many fun school events and meeting a lot of new people. Coming from a different school district, I was afraid that it would be difficult to find friends that were not already in a set group. However, I was pleasantly surprised to fi...
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2024 China Trip! Part 2

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2024 China Trip! Part 1

 Recently, I arrived home from my month-long China trip! After visiting 4 different cities, exploring the different life, and of course, staying with family, I was pretty tired. We visited Shanghai to tour around the city, Suzhou, my dad's hometown, a small city in the province of Fuzhou, my mom's hometown, and Xiamen, with my mom's side of the family to tour.
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