Candidate Journals

today I played with my cousins in PA and road in the car. we got to our destination at about 5:30. We then ate dinner and went to our house in Vermont. Then we went to bed all in all it was a very uneventful day.

So today is the second to last day before break. I have been trying to keep up with my physical requirements and I haven’t been sore or tired yet. But I’m scared that a little while in I’m going to be extremely sore. So for Christmas break my grandparents and uncle are coming to our place and we are having ribs, roasted broccoli, and a cornbread casserole for dinner. I’m excited because I love ribs and we are smoking them.

Yesterday was a very rainy day. A friend came over and we took her to the store so that she could get Christmas gifts for her mom. The Pittsburgh Penguins have also won two hockey games in a row. We are going to see them play tomorrow and we hope that they win again.

Yesterday was a very tiring day. I did not do any requirements. I will need to work hard today to finish and catchup on my stuff from yesterday. I slept well and feel really good. My mom's uncle came from Canada. His flight got delayed and he came home at 1am instead of 6pm. I didnt go to the airport. My dad and my brother went.

I had a good day. I had AIG today and it was game day which I said what that is on journal 5. I brought MONOPOLY as the game I was playing. I had a escape room when we got back to our classroom. The rest of the day was also fun. I went to tae kwan do and did two classes and got my ledership 1 and 2 for my book. I am going to bed now.

Today in math we had a chapter 4 test only one person got ????.it was almost 2 hours.after the test we had art BUT I Had NO SHOES ON BUT DURING ART WE STARTED A New PROJECT.AFTER My DAD PICKED me up from school we got some sushi ????.after I ate it I was going to do my requirements after my requirements and when my mom gets here we’re going to the hornets game against Cleveland but they don’t have lebron James,so we should definitely beat them.

Today I woke up and had breakfast, then I headed to TKD and helped with some classes.  After that I took sparring and got some requirements done. Last I went home, ate dinner and watched home alone with my family.

Today I woke up and did my physical requirements and went to the gym to do my 2 miles since it was raining. It was a normal day in winter break, very boring.

Good morning! Today I did my daily routine and about to go to the gym to run 2 miles!

This morning headed out early for Pensilvania. Arrived around 3:30. We are about to meet their new puppy, very excited. Looking forward to a nice night with old friends.

Today was boring. All I did was sit in the car and stair out the window all day. But on the good side we got subway for lunch. We finally reached our destination at 3:00pm when we left at 6:00am. While in the car we listened to "The Art of War" which was very interesting.I learned how to take down governments. So I guess it wasn't so bad.

this morning we left for Pensilvania to see our friends! it took a long time because we drove but we had a lot of fun! when we arrived we did our pushups, sit ups, and burpees! and to top it all off we had a relaxing night with an amazing meal!

Yesterday was a good day. First day of winter break and i got to sleep in. I did all my requirements for the day. Practiced all my poomsae and self-defense. I went to class in the evening. Got in my mentor session. I did a lot of rolls and falls yesterday

I had a great day. I was nervous and excited for the play today. It went great. I had a lot of fun. after school I went for my code ninja class. I completed all my challenges. I completed white band level and now I am a yellow band. I had my first black belt class this week. Master Dege agreed to be my mentor. Thank you Master Dege. I am going to bed now.

So today at recess I WAS playing on the monkey bars and playing soccer ⚽️then somebody started crying and screaming about someone saying that they won.then at math we had to use blocks but then after math the whole class looked like a huge storm ⛈ came in with a tornado ???? and hurricane.at dismissal I asked for water then water spills.

It is mid-week for a week that seems to be lasting forever. I have two more days of work and than I am off the remainder of the year. Hooray! Of course I have a bunch of items to do before Friday afternoon, so I need to hop to it. Anyway, good day. Thankful for that and excited about the remainder of the week. Nate and I did a bunch of exercises today. I think we are starting to hit our stride. It was a little hard to get into the swing of the cycle again, but it is coming better now. Of course we have Christmas coming, but this is the time to keep going strong while no school and no work. Excited. We just finished eating and getting things done around the house. Getting ready for another day tomorrow. Good night.

Got up for school last day till January. Went caroling at nursing home. Then came home did some exercises then ate know writing this. Not a very busy day. 

So today I woke up did my requirements and went to the gym to run 2 miles. I am very happy that is it the first day of winter break!!!

Today is the first day of winter break for me. Yesterday in World History we had a debate on whether the death of Julius Caesar was justified or not. It was, quiet interesting. I don't understand why teachers think that giving work over break is a good idea and then get upset when they find out that no one did it. I will still do it because it will make me feel guilty if I don't.

I had a good day. We did our dress rehearsal for our play at school. I did not have AIG ( Academically or intellectually gifted) class today because of the dress  rehearsal. I am exited for my play tomorrow. I will have AIG on Wednesday and we are going to have game day and it's fun. That is were we play board games instead of doing advanced math. I am going to bed now.

I had a good day.In the morning I walked 0.2 miles.After going up stairs I did 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups and 10 rounds of jump ropes. After that I went to my room to build a Lego car,it was fun. I ate lunch after that. Then i had my watching time after that. In the evening I wanted to go play with my car so I did. I then had dinner. Then we worked on my costume for my play on Tuesday. I am excited for it. I am going to bed now.

Yesterday was the last day of school. I am super excited for the winter break. I got a muscle cramp when i was doing warm ups in Sparring class and i had to sit out the rest of the class. I am going to be working very hard on my requirements from today.

Yesterday I met my mentee we had a mentee session and it went well. Yesterday I also met with my mentor and got one Leadership credit and one Leadership 2 credit. Today I took a sparring class and from the class I got in 3 sparring rounds.

Good morning. Today I am going to spend with the kids packing for our trip up North. We are headed to Vermont for Christmas. Hopefully the weather will provide some snow for skiing. We are all getting over colds, hopefully we will be well by the time we get there. It is a two day car ride. We go to Pennsylvania tomorrow to see some of our great friends from medical residency and fellowship. They have two kids that are like our children's cousins.Sparing last night went better than usual. I have not really done much of it before. I think that I'm starting to get the rhythm of it. Twelve more sparing classes to get it right.

Once upon a time, there was a dream. I dream of being more than where I started. Then one day I woke up and realized, What a load of crap! Kidding. But the reality of becoming more is smoke. There is no start and no finish, there is only the journey. Gaining more everyday, through friendship, family, and most importantly, faith. We start, we fall, we get back up, we learn. Some slower than others, but we get there to the next step and find new challenges, new struggles, new joy, and new friends. That cycle should be linear not circular. As long as we stay humble, and stay willing to learn, we grow. So, when your having to figure out all the new self defenses, and are about to pull your hair out, remember these words and accept your new position in life, that the world will spin on, and...

today was the last day of school till holiday break! We had a holiday party and watched a movie as a class! Finally we went to sparing class and ate a deletes dinner of squash soup and salad!

Today was last day of school before christmas break. Dad was less than pleased that he had to look after me for two weeks but I'm ecstatic. In school today we had a party in red block were we got snacks and watched a christmas story, it was funny. Then I went home went to sparring which was a total blast. After that I went home watched a movie and went to bed.

Today was a normal day nothing unusual at school. Last day of school for 2018! I ran 2 miles and I can’t wait until Christmas!!!!

Today In school we had mad science ???? in mad science we made our own   Constellations And I made the Big Dipper .But In math only one ☝️ person finished his work in only 11  minutes .so now I’m on my way to the tae kwon do ???? school   

I had a good day. We had a field trip today. It was to a nursing home called Havens. We sang two songs and our teacher brought out board games for us to play with the residents. In the evening I did 51 pushup's 51 situp's and 26 burpes. And then I went to tae kwan do to do my black belt class to make up for Tuesday. And I might go on saturday. And I did 20 situps and 20 pushup at tae kwan do.When I got home I did 9 pushup's 9 situps and 4 burpes.By the end of the day I completed 90 pushup's 90 situps and 30 burpes.I had a good day and I am going to bed now. 

Yesterday was a really fun day. I finished school and went to family class. Afterwards, I finished both my mentor and mentee sessions. I am still working on getting my basic kicks right. Hopefully I can get some requirements and work on my kicks today!

Today I woke up and went to school, we started doing review for math which is my least favorite subject but it was alright.  Next it was science and we had a test, I got an A on it.  For electives they let us go outside and play football.  Last I got dispersed from ELA and I did my work.  I went to taekwondo and took class and then came home.

Today after I got back from school I went to regular class and led basic kicks. I practiced my breaking kick as well.

Well.. today was interesting. I got in the middle of a he-said, she-said situation at work between a software development partner and a customer. It really was not pretty and there were many ways to react. I decided to take the high road and just stick to the facts of the situation, and provide an "enhanced" message showing all sides of the equation and not pointing any fingers directly... maybe a couple indirectly, but it was subtle and nothing that was too critical to the arguments. I believe I took the right path, but we will see how this plays out. It is interesting what lies before us each day, I just thank God that I have breathe in my lungs and making the most of the day. We get too tied up in the everyday living that we sometimes forget how precious life is and how fast it disappears. My...

Yesterday u went to the mall I was very tired when I came home from all the walking. But today I went to my class and did warm-ups for leadership-2

12.16.18  today I’m on my way to lacrosse practice.after lacrosse we’re going to just relax but me I might watch tv. We had a fun day yesterday after sparring and basketball practice. We went to the hornets vs. lakers game. Too bad the hornets lost. 

Good morning. Woke up at 5.30am which is our daily routine. Did my physical requirement and now taking a break to write this journal. Had to finish my assignment yesterday for school. Next I have to get ready as my bus comes at 7.15am. Have a good day!

Today was career day. So, we got to go to different classes and learn about careers that I might like to be when I grow up. Then we went to the 5:30 class where we did a lot of pushups and sit ups. Then we came home and at a delicious chicken and vegetable dinner.

Went to work this morning and was able to get out around noon to do some Christmas shopping. Truly impressed with how many people are out in the middle of the day. Had to go to the mall, not my favorite place. I usually practice strategic shopping there. Then went to one of my favorite stores, REI. I always love going there because it is a place of adventure. Then came home and started packing for our Christmas trip up to Vermont. It always amazes me how much stuff we have to pack for a week. Then the kids got off of the bus and Master Chelley was kind enough to let this old guy go to the 5:30 class where I tried my first leadership credit. In truth it was a little nerve racking. I fumbled a bit with it, but the higher belts were great at helping me out....

today I went to school were we had career day. I learned about people who work in refridgeration he gave us ice cream. Then I went through the rest of my day which was fine except theat I got a lot of IXL homework. Then I went home did my 100, 100, and 10 and went to class. I proceeded to come home after eat and go to bed.

Woke up and got ready for church. Lesson was about the Christmas story. Then came went out to eat, then came home. Waited for my sister to get back so we could take Christmas picture. After that went for a run then finished exercises. Later went to basketball. Worked on defense. Came home and ate. Know writing this.  

This is my first journal and my first task for the black belt cycle. I had a great day at school, and I am looking forward to go on my file trip tomorrow. And I did basketball practice after that. I will start my other action items tomorrow.

It is Sunday... we went to church this morning. I love our church. We go to Pursuit Church in Denver. Pastor Jordon just knows how to inspire us and his message is always impactful. This week is about digging deep inside ourselves to really understand to identify our sins (big or small) and make corrections in our lives to be better. You cannot change the past, but you can learn from it. It was exactly what I needed this week.  Nate and I spent the afternoon getting our exercises and requirements completed for today, and then I made dinner and he had basketball league. It has been a fantastic Sunday, and I am ready for the week.  Take care everyone. 

So today I went to church, a restaurant, and the mall and came home at 5pm. My legs are very tired and I don’t ever want to go to the mall anymore, I hope.

Today I woke up at 6:30 and went down stairs to do my daily push ups, sit ups, and burpees. I then ran my mile and a half run and ate breakfast. I then proceeded to go down to my friends house and together we had a great day.

Honestly, I don't think I've ever watched more TV in my life in a day than I did today. I woke up, ate breakfast, and then I started watching TV. I was doing that for about a couple of hours until my mother got home and we went on a run. Once I got back home, yet again, I just started watching TV. And that sums up my entire day.

Crazy week with a crazy Saturday. Got home late last night from Wyoming, only to get up early to go with Connor to present the wreaths on veterans graves, which is happening all across America today. Regardless of being tired, it was a cool experience. Very respectful ceremony in the rain. It seemed fitting. Then ran home to turn around to go to Connor's civil air patrol banquet. That went too long, but it was enjoyable. Now trying to get in some requirements, billing my clients, and working a little at the new Do Jung. Lots on my plate. I'll need extra knives and forks to get it all down. Leave you with a cool quote I saw in a movie: "Two most important days of your life, the day you were born and the day you found out why." Mark Twain

I am late in writing my journal. Normally I write it in the morning. I had to work on my homework and did my requirements. Then we went out to meet our friends and we had a great time playing. We had a pizza party. I have school tomorrow and Tuesday and then we have winter break. I am looking forward to the break. My mom's uncle is coming from Canada and will be with us for the next 2 weeks. I am very excited

Woke up for classes. Helped with Family class and Little Tiger class at the Lake Norman school. Then went to Master Evins' school for Saturday Black Belt class. After that went to help grandma put up Christmas decorations. Went home and finished exercises. Know getting ready for dinner.  

I was excited this morning when I didn't have to go into work. Therefore, I came down stairs and watched Charlie do his exercises while drinking coffee. He went for a jog, and came back way too soon. So I told him to do it again. Later in the morning I did my exercises then went for a run with my wife Sara in the sunshine. It was nice that it wasn't raining for a change. Then I hung out with William who was making an Iron Man outfit out of cardboard, quite a creative kid. Anna, William and I played UNO. I am sorry to say that Will won both times.

Today I woke up and did my pushups, sit-ups and burpees. Then I went for my 1.5 mile run. After that I ate breakfast, then went to my friends house where we had a great day.

I had a very violent allergic reaction yesterday into today which left me with no sleep and I had to make the final decision to not go to class this morning so I would have enough energy to do the second part of my school project this afternoon. At least now I can breath through my nose a bit now.

Today I went to a Christmas party at my church and performed a dance! I had lots of fun tho I am very tired. I can’t wait until winter break!!!

I just came back from Black Belt and sparring class. Master Evins took sparring class this morning and we did a lot of drills.  He gave us 5 sparring rounds. I did a lot of basic kicks and my legs are really tired. I sparred Taylor and Emma. It was fun. Black Belt class was also good. We did all our poomsae and self defense. I have assignments to finish and i am already tired. My dad is going to take me and my brother to the greenway to do our run this afternoon

Great Saturday. Got up early and got a couple things done at house... then went to help with Family Class and Little Tiger Class. I like to teach the kids. I need to work on shadowing for the younger kids and doing everything backwards... but I will get better with Practice. Then we went to Saturday Black Belt class and it was really good. We reviewed a bunch of kicks, poomsaes, and self defenses. It was a very large class which is great to see how many BBs we have at King Tiger. Then Nate and I went to help my mom and dad with some decorations. It really helped with my Christmas spirit to help them. We then came home, finished our exercises for the night, and had some Tacos for dinner. It is great to do this cycle with Nate again. It is great bonding time. Now we are...

Had a pretty rough day at work, but TKD class today really helped me refocus and get back into a better mind set. This is important to me. It was great to work with Tiger and learn some of the self defenses. I find that he is very knowledgeable about the skills and a great mentor (not my official mentor -- which is Master Marcus). However he is pretty good in explaining the moves. I like him. Got some exercises in, but Nate and I are pretty tired so we did not get as much done today as we hoped, but we will make it up this weekend. I am tracking everything in a spreadsheet until we get access to edit the system. We got our books today so we will transfer everything into the book as well. I am looking forward to Saturday BB class. See everyone tomorrow. Take care.

long day at school. no recess and longer lunch. good workout at TKD and got some poomsaes and self defenses in. enjoyed Jason deli after and got to hang with my sister a bit. heading to bed. 

My Spanish class was fun! My teacher taught me plural and single Spanish words and how or when to use them. School was tireing but I made it throughout the 3 days of school.

First week of the pre cycle and I'm already procrastinating. Well, really just working like crazy out here in Jackson Hole Wyoming. This place makes our little snow storm look like a wet tissue. I love the feel of fresh powder under my feet, post-holing through the 3 feet of snow. Unfortunately, there wont be any skiing involved with this trip. It's one of those early morning till late night work trips. The money will be good for the Christmas time.  The new school is coming along great. 

Yesterday was a great day. For the first time I helped out class and did the warm ups. I was super nervous. I had fun. I also did my mentee session. Yesterday we did a lot of sparring rounds and I fought with everyone. Master Marcus gave us 6 sparring rounds. Time for school! Bye!

Today I was tired. I helped family class and than went to black belt class where I reviewed my self defense. And after that I was relieved after all of it! all I wanted was some food.

Today was our first full day of the week because yesterday at Lake Norman Charter we had a 2-hour delay and on Monday and Tuesday we had E-Learning days. Today was the first day I met with my mentor and we worked on my poomsae.

Today was student teacher role reversal day where the students dress like the teachers and the teachers dress like the students. One kid dressed up as the Spanish teacher and the Spanish teacher dressed like him and they actually traded places. The kid taught Spanish and the teacher did what the kid usually does. That was probably the best Spanish class ever.

Yesterday was long and exhausting. I had my first mentee session. He was a nice sweet kid who was a High White Belt. I was very nervous and Master Chelley helped me throughout. I hope I can do better next time. I have a lot of homework from school as well.

I started my bbc today and i am really exited. I started doing 30 push ups to 100 push ups so that I don't strain myself and also so i can keep a good pace. I also helped out for the big testing so I got extra credits. I hope this everyone on the cycle will overcome the challenge and good luck to everyone.

I had a good day back at school. I had COLE after school. this is a team where we read books and then compete by answering questions about the book. it is fun and competitive. I had dinner and did exercises with Dad. it was good. I am looking forward to break soon. 

Today I had realized that I was late on the cycle, so I would have to do a lot more stuff than I would normally. I am tired, but I will complete the cycle. 

Pretty good day. Kids had three hour delay so got a little extra sleep this morning. Needed it a bit. I am definitely not in the shape I was. Lots of work ahead of me, but feeling stronger each day. Push ups and sit ups are getting easier already. Pull ups is a different story... but working on it. It has been challenging running with all the ice and snow. As soon as I hit a wet patch I stop and walk softly as I don't want to hit black ice... too early for a dumb injury. Being cautious. But it slows me down and keeps me from staying on pace. Making it work. I like the daily practice on skills. It is good discipline. Making progress. Looking forward to tomorrow's classes. 

I have school today but we have a 2 hour delay. I did sparring yesterday and it was a lot of fun. Every one of them i sparred were bigger, taller and stronger than me. I also did my mentor session. I am working on my requirements every day and my dad is planning out how i need to manage this with school and my other classes.

Today we had another E-learning day because our campus was covered with snow and ice. Tomorrow we have a 2-hour delay for school. Doing my exercises has gotten easier as I've started a new routine.

this is my first journal. no school today because of snow. Didn't do much today, except went to W8less with mom to get out of the house. Also had an eye doctor appointment about my contacts. Sorted out some nerf guns and did some exercises before getting ready for tkd class. then went to sparring and helped with family class. Now I am home and going to bed. Have a three hour delay tomorrow.

I had school today, which I was not to happy about. It was a decent day. It probably would have been a good idea to at least get of the snow out of the way, because when you have hyperactive high schoolers pelting each other with snow balls, chaos occurs.

We are day 4 into the pre-cycle and I am definitely feeling it. It is a good feeling, and not as bad as last time starting. But I am a bit out of shape. Working hard up front to get back into shape for this cycle. We have plenty new to learn and want to get back to where I was. Took some down time between the cycles and I feel it. The snow days have helped us a bit, so I will take them. I am really excited about this cycle. We have a great testing group this time again... and I am excited to see how this cycle goes. I do think it helps going through this once already. You at least know how things go a bit, understanding that every cycle is unique in its own way... but the regiment and knowledge from before will help us. I...

Yesterday was another slow day. I played with my brother in the snow. I worked on my requirements. I am trying to work on my stances with my brother. I always wanted to learn how to cook Indian food and this morning my mom taught me how to make Indian fried bread. We call it Poori. It was hard but i really liked it. I have made samples for Master Chelley and Master Natasya to taste and approve so that i can write my new skill essay. Only if they like it. My dad and my brother liked it.

The snow storm hit this weekend and at my house we surprisingly only got about 4 to 5 inches of snow. I love winter and the entirety of season, including snow, but unfortunately, I can't go in the snow. Every time no matter how many layers I wear, my toes and fingers always turn as white as the snow itself, and then I can't feel them. But then later on, when I go back inside, they change temperature too quick that they are suddenly burning. It was still a fun weekend though, and I at least got to enjoy watching the snow, which along with watching the rain, is one of my favorite things to do.

Today we did not go to school because of the snow and ice. At Lake Norman Charter we have E-Learning days sometimes and that's what we had today. I have completed my exercises and Tae Kwon Do for the day.

I have a two hour delay for school today. There is still snow outside. I can't wait to put up our Christmas tree today hopefully. I am excited to go to school....if we can have a snowball fight. 

Today was a good snowy day! I had no school so we decided to clean the driveway and cars. We had a snowball fight and I won. I did requirements this am and later outside worked on staff form. 

Hello all. This is my first journal and i am very excited to start this Black Belt cycle. I plan on working very hard. It was my birthday on Saturday and I turned 8 years old. My brother also finished 8 years in Tae Kwon Do. He started the day i was born. I also had a good time with my brother playing in the snow. I also did my requirements for the day

One important part of keeping my body healthy that I have been working on is my diet. I tend to eat a lot of snacks at night, which I am trying to cut back on. This is extremely important, even between cycles.

Today was a pretty good day I just slept in CSU’s ewe didn’t have school. And I watched my brother and sister as they went to go trick or treating.

Today was a pretty good day I finished all of my midterms. We’re already a fourth of the way through the school year and I’m doing pretty well.

Today was a pretty fun day I just hung out with my friends all day. But now I have to study for my midterms for tomorrow.

Today was pretty good. I just stayed home all day and did my homework   

Today was pretty okay I just studied in all of my classes for the midterms. I’m not to worried about them though they shouldn’t be too hard.

Calculus is getting more much difficult. Recently, I've been taught how to find the maximum amount of error between an approximation and the true integral for a set partition. Thinking about it hurts my head, and I have a test on the subject on Tuesday. I'll be spending a lot of time studying that.

Today was a pretty good day I just went to school and did notes all day. Nothing really interesting happened today.

Today was a pretty good day I just went to school as usual. Then I went to get and eye exam and did a mentor session with instructor weeks.

Today was pretty normal I wasn’t very tired today. I just went to school and then went to go do a mentor session with instructor weeks.

Today’s was a pretty good day since my 3rd block teacher wasn’t here and we had a sub. I turned in my testing application and sorted what I had to do with instructor weeks as well.

today was pretty good my classes just did notes most of the day. Also I got some more credits finsihed up 

Today was pretty tiring I’ve been testing for the past couple of days and I’ve been working on many projects for my AP class.

Today has been long, I have done so much. And still I am pushing through, it’s rained a lot so my practices have all been canceled. Schools all good, but I can’t believe it’s already 2nd quarter I mean it feels like it just started. 

During my mentor session today, we practiced brick breaking on the colored boards. It was the first time I had ever broken the brown board, which is the second most durable of them all. I had great difficulties breaking this board in the past. I'm glad to see that I've been improving over the years.

Today was a day filled with homework and college scholarship essays. I've been writing these essays since the beginning of summer, and the process has been very time consuming. I am almost done with the essays I have now, but by the time I finish them I will have found more scholarships to apply to and more essays to write for them.

Today I have a Speech and Debate tournament. I'm really nervous, because this is my second time ever competing, and even though my partner and I are prepared, I'm not sure how we'll do against other students. The topic is whether the US should follow the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and can get kind of confusing at times, but it's pretty one-sided in favor of the US accepting the treaty, so I hope my partner and I get the pro side a lot. Well, that's it for now... back to homework after this!

toady was a pretty good a day. There was a lot of heavy rain. Later in the day the power Wendy out and everyone was very happy. When i came back home i saw that a tree fell on my neighbors yrd that hits our yard. The important thing that everyone is safe. Today was a good day.

Another hurricane has hit the east coast today. I believe I have family in Florida, and I hope they are doing well. Thankfully the hurricane will become a tropical storm as it gets closer to the Carolinas. CMS has closed its schools tomorrow because of this, but I will still be attending school because my school runs on the class schedule of UNCC, which has not cancelled classes.