Trying This Blog Thingy Out…

Hello everybody, 

I am currently sitting on my flight from Seattle to Seoul. I cannot believe it. This will definitely be the longest flight I have ever been on (they clocked it at 11hr and 7 min). It feels so crazy to say that I will be on the other side of the world, 13-14 hours ahead in time. 

For anyone left wondering… yes, I am going alone. I found it interesting to receive different responses from the people I told. “I would never do that on my own,” “Don’t get murdered,” “You go, girl,” “This will be life-changing,” and “damn, that is the coolest thing ever.” There are so many opinions out there, which I respect, but I am working on following the path that feels authentic to me. This trip is part of that. 

To any who doesn’t know, these past two years have been quite the journey for me. I took the MCAT twice, completed an entire medical school application, realized I didn’t want to be a doctor, got offered a spot in medical school, applied to grad school, got into grad school, declined the medical school offer, and decided to go to grad school to become a data analytics/science girly. (I don’t really care if that is a run-on sentence. Read the expectations below, and you will understand). WHeewwww… if that made you exhausted to read, imagine experiencing it. 

I decided to go to Asia as an “I’m gonna embrace the things I want to do” trip. I plan to explore, meet new people, and push myself out of my comfort zone.

Here are some expectations for the blog

1.) It will most likely be a continuous train of thoughts and not some beautiful written soliloquy. 

2.) While grammar is important, I do not intended to grammar police my writing. If this bothers you bow out now. 

3.) I might go periods of time without posting. If this is anything like my attempts to journal, I will start out strong and finish weak lol. I am also going to prioritize being there and in the moment. 

I am so excited to share my adventures with you. Please enjoy!!! 

Your adventure girly, 

Mahala 

Ps. Please feel free to comment on my posts. I would love to hear from people!!!! I also have WhatsApp so reach out to me through there.