our school is making us do internships. they gave us a couple options for industries like engineering, hospitality, law and so on. i chose a mental health clinic. the reason i chose it was because i’ve always been interested in psychology, as well as being a huge advocate for therapy. everyone should consider it. where i’m at, there’s still widespread stigma around mental health, so the belief in the very existence of mental health isn’t widely adopted. today was the first day of the internship. i enjoyed it thoroughly. we did various icebreakers and ate popcorn as our internship supervisor discussed the plan for the next 5 days. he’s a real stand-up guy. level-headed and easy to talk to. people like these make it easy to learn in this environment. i’m looking forward to seeing what the next couple days have in store for me.

return - 26/5/26

i’ll be returning home this saturday. i enjoyed visiting family. catching up with everyone was refreshing, and the whole thing was a good change of scenery. i would be lying if i said i wasn’t looking forward to coming home, though. home is where the heart is, after all.

voyaging - 19/5/26

i’m traveling to see family right now. i think family is important. they are, ultimately, the people you can truly fall back on when things get rough. friends and other acquaintances can only do so much. family is constant in all phases of life. cherish the time you have with them.

shift - 12/5/26

i’m moving. after 14 years of being in the same country, i’m returning to my birthplace. it’s hard to call any other place home than here. this is truly where i’ve experienced all stages of life. the good, the not very good. regardless of that, i’m not opposed to the change. in fact, i’m quite excited. the idea of having a change of scenery, especially when life’s been stalling, is more than appealing to me. with that being said, i will miss it here. the people i’ve met and connected with are like family to me. nevertheless, when opportunity knocks, i open the door.

lethargy - 5/5/26

need i say more? i’ve been scarily exhausted lately. it’s not usually like me. i figure it’s the sleep factor, but even when i get a good amount, it doesn’t seem to fix it. i’ll have to start taking rest more seriously, now. other than that, just been trying to make it to thursday every week. that’s what i tell myself every sunday.

solace - 28/4/26

i don’t have much to say this week. it’s been rather mundane. important tests are over for the most part, so it’s been slow. other than that, i’ve gotten my dad’s old sony walkman to work, so i’ll probably start using that instead of spotify, since single-use technology is SO much cooler. i’m happy with my gym progress, too. it’s been great, honestly. a lot of people find it hard to be content with their current physique, but i already am. realistically, i could get a little leaner, but i’m not bending over backwards for it. all i plan to do is stay consistent and lift hard.

connection - 21/4/26

you should enjoy every moment you spend with friends. you never know when they might up and leave, or when you may do the same. it’s hard to live in the moment. i am a victim of that. but, that does not hinder my efforts in trying to do so. i want to live in the moment every moment. but if i do that, then how will i know what a ‘moment’ truly is? it’s paradoxical in a sense, but it’s much easier to dismiss the thought as a whole and just live.