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I hate this so much….like I’m literally back at my old weight…only three pounds off but still!!! I gained almost 20 pounds and just two months ago I was saying that I had lost all of that….god dammit…I really wanted to look good for my high school graduation…

No, Ellen, stop this. If you stick to it you can still do it. You just gotta fight through it….any advice guys?? I’m having trouble with getting in the mood to better my diet (even though it’s a vegan one I’m not doing a good job at controlling bad vegan cravings). 

Ellen A.

P.S. I’m gonna go for my run now. It just recently rained so it’s going to be all hot and hummid…blegh :\

Awesome run! All sticky and sweaty but hey, my stomach is cold so that means I burned some fat!! Hell yesss!! I’m currently starving at the moment so after I take a shower I’ll eat some pasta :)

Ellen A.

P.S. I’ve forgotten how good I look with my after workout glow :p

My run was awesome yesterday!! I’m not running today because I did some volunteer work with my friend and as of now I’m still over here house. In fact we were pulling plants in the wetlands and we walked into a newly hatched tic nest or something. Five tics bit me and four bit my friend. Along with that we had like twenty tics attached to our clothes. It was quite annoying.

Anywho, I’ll run tomorrow and take a picture. Updating will help me keep workingout. I still wanna check my weight so I have a starting weight. It should be 137. I hope to lose the 10lbs I gained. Wish me luck!

Ellen A.

P.S. I still haven’t heard anything from the Korea scholarship but I’ll keep you guys updated!

I haven’t been on in a LONG time…and I feel kinda bad because not only have I been gone a long time…I haven’t exercised in a long time…which I need to do. 

This blog would help me keep up with my workouts…I don’t know why but it did. 

Anyway, I’m trying yet again to get in shape! I recently gained back almost all the weight I lost (almost 20lbs) and I’m at 137lbs when I used to be 127 about a month or two ago…yeah, I know I fail. 

So, I’m actually going out now to run and stop at the park to do some arm workouts and abs (if I don’t become a pussy about doing that in public XD)

Sorry guys, I really need some encouragement though…if you could…it would be nice lol

Ellen A.

P.S. I’ve missed you guys if that makes you feel any better ^^

So, I might be going to South Korea this summer….:D It’s a program where you write an essay on why you chose Korean (there are other topics but that was mine) and if they pick you, you get to go to Korea for almost 3 weeks studying the culture and the language. This is only my second draft of the essay but so far I think it’s pretty good and it’s only going to get better…

Would anyone want to read it? (If anyone wants to send me your email and I’ll connect to my google documents) I want some outside feed back rather than from my mom, English teacher, and my Korean teacher.

I’m very excited and looking forward to this summer. Hopefully they will let me go because technically I’m a senior when I go I won’t be a high school student anymore and it’s for high school students. But last year I know they let seniors go. Ms. Kim, my Korean teacher, keeps saying that she’ll try and work it out because I deserve it, which means so much to me.

Wish me luck guys…and I know I don’t post a lot. I should start working out and posting about them again because that helped me actually do them..which is kind of sad but you gotta do what you gotta do :p

Ellen A.

P.S. My sister is back from Farm Sanctuary and she’s doing well! She had lots of fun but she’s missing the Sanctuary very much :(

Oh, and I hope I’ll be able to remain vegan in Korea…I would totally be willing to pay extra for an accommodation.

지금 한국어 공부하고 음악을 들어요. 

Jee geum han gook uh gong boo hah goh eum ahk eul dea ruh yo.

Right now I’m studying Korean and listening to music.

Slowly but surly it’s getting easier to form sentences in Korean off the top of my head. Even though this is a really simple sentence (compared to everyday language) I was able to structure it myself which is always reassuring…that my hard studying is paying off :D

열심히 공부해요. Yul sheem hee gong boo hae yo. I’m studying hard.

나 지금 갈게요. Nah gal gae yo. I’m going now.

Sorry if the Korean is a bit munch…lol It helps me study and actually create sentences of my own. Most of the time I’m learning a bunch of new grammar that I used to know but forgot. My journal is slowly filling up with Korean grammar!

This fall I hope to study Korean at a community college and then transfer to a 4 year university that offers Korean as a major. Wish me luck!

Ellen A.

P.S. 잘가! Jahl gah! Take care!

So, you know how I got a job? It’s opening for Spring Break and they’ve asked most of the new employees if they work during this week. I called to see what my schedule was. And here it is:

Sat: OFF (picking up sister from Farm Sanctuary :D which isn’t much of a day off. Will be in the car EARLY in the morning to VERY late at night!)

Sun: 11:30-6:30

Mon: 11-7

Tue: 11-7

Wed-11-7

Thurs: OFF

Fri: 11-7

Sat: 11-7

Sun: 11-7

Mon: 11-7

So, in short. I’m going to have no life besides work for spring break…maybe this is a good thing though. I’ll maintain a sleeping schedule (not that I even had one) and I won’t be completely bored out of my mind. But that means I have less time to study some more Korean :( I guess it’ll be early studying rather than late night studying like I’m about to do. 

I’ve been learning a lot of Korean in the past few months and to think that if I studied this hard from the beginning…how much more Korean would I know now? It really makes me look forward to studying it in Community College to then eventually transfer to a four-year university. Wish me luck :D

Ellen A.

P.S. I performed with the school rock band at our International Night. The sound is kinda bad but that’s okay. I’m thinking of posting it sometime. I’ll have to post on Youtube first though. Oh, and I’ll be spending my birthday home alone until about 3 in the afternoon. But the sucky thing is I’m waiting to have a party with my family on Sunday sometime so that means I can’t open my gifts until then…fml :/ I really want to listen to my new kpop cds!!!! grrrrrr My mom has been teasing me ever since I got it in the mail yesterday. The first thing she did when I took it out of the box? “Give it me, I’m gonna wrap it,” my reaction, “Muoh?” (what in Korean)….”Okay….” hands it over. She looks at the unopened cd, “You know, I bet there are a bunch of more pictures inside,” *squints eyes* she looks up at me and smiles while she puts the cd beside her on the couch. *Stomps off* “Stop torturing me!”