I’m going to be a third-year biochemistry and cell biology major at UC San Diego. When I’m not writing this blog, I love to catch the sunset and read in my free time. I rock climb and I like calligraphy.
I work as a tour guide in the Office of Admissions and I work in a vape lab where I expose mice to vapes, e-cigs, mods and JUULs. I was born in Taiwan and I moved to America when I was five. The transition was hard; I mainly remember it because I still get flashbacks about it.
Once upon a time, I thought I would go to medical school because that was the ultimate dream. I realized that wasn’t the dream for me when I developed severe claustrophobia that prevented me from going to class. But that’s okay. I had lab. I had work. I learned through other media and they are what have shaped me into the person I am today. I love being part of research because I feel that I can work toward some form of change. I love tour guiding because I can share my experiences to large groups of people and let them see through my eyes. I love the paper because I can keep them informed about their community. These are the things I care about and these are the things I will continue to support and be involved in.
But still, even though I am uncertain about my future, I will always be my own person. I know myself–my shoe size is 6.5 and I love turtles and I have to listen to music to fall asleep at night. I will unapologetically admit that I’m scared of the dark and I can’t watch horror movies after 4 pm. But these are my boundaries and it’s alright to ask people to respect them.
It’s hard to admit that I’m at a healthy state where I can manage my mental health. I’m still working on it. I hope you can weather this journey with me as I share with you my struggles, my triumphs and everything in between.
Love,
Ella
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