A couple weeks ago my family and I adopted a kitten! We named him Bug because he looks like a little bug. We have 4 other cats who are no where near being kittens, so it’s very funny to see them interact with Bug. Because Bug is so tiny he has to live in the … Continue reading "New Kitten"

The road to a black belt is a long and tough journey. I’ve been told the actual black belt test year process is not the hardest part of a martial artist’s training. Originally, I did not believe this was true because there are so many requirements, including; 50,000 pushups and sit-ups, 1000 mile journey, 1000 … Continue reading "What a Black Belt Means to Me Essay"

Yesterday, Avi and I hung out almost all day. We’ve both had a stressful week so we decided to just do something fun to end the week. I went over to her house to make bleach art shirts. Both of us are going to a Phoebe Bridgers concert this Wednesday and we wanted to make … Continue reading "Girls Day"

This week has been extremely busy in ROTC. All week we had 0 period parade practice because on friday we had the homecoming parade. On Tuesday, we had the homecoming rally and I was on the colorguard for it. And finally on friday we did the parade. I honestly don’t like hoco week because everything … Continue reading "Homecoming Week"

One of the many requirements of the black belt test is to “seek out a master”. Basically what that means is I have to find a master (6th degree or higher) and conduct a mini interview. A few weeks ago Master Joe Lembke visited our dojo and gave a seminar. I thought this would be … Continue reading "Seeking Out a Master"