Passions
Passions
Journaling
If I had to recommend one habit or hobby to anyone, it would be journaling without a question. I started journaling towards the end of my junior year and looking back, deciding to journal was the most important decision I made in my teenage years. Journaling has allowed me to not only build a greater self-awareness but to also become twice as productive as I was before. Through daily, weekly, and yearly reflections, I’ve learned a great deal about myself and the ways in which I am most effective as a person. Although I’ve tweaked and experimented with many journaling methods over the years, I’ve had the most success with bullet journaling.
Reading
When I was younger, my parents (thankfully) were very strict about how often I could use my phone or computer. Due to this, every night before I went to bed, I would read. I started out reading fiction and fantasy books in middle school and early high school, then slowly transitioned into reading more personal development and faith-related books. Although I stopped reading entirely once I started my freshman year of college, I began to read again over the summer and am once again, hooked. If I had to recommend one book to anyone at the moment, it would be The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Even if you consider yourself a tidy person, this book will rock your world. Give it a read!
Photography
I started pursuing photography towards the start of my freshman year of college. I came to realize my passion for photography through my interest in capturing moments and expressing myself through a creative medium. Learning how to use Lightroom and Photoshop added another dimension to photos, and I’ve been able to create some awesome pictures using both programs! Although I still have a long way to go, I can confidently say I have greatly improved and learned a lot from the start of 2018 to now. Below are some of my favorite photographs I’ve taken and edited so far.
Food![](https://community.mis.temple.edu/jkim/files/2018/07/breakfast-300x300.png)
You heard me right. I’m passionate about food! Let me explain. I began to appreciate food during my freshman year of college because of the countless experiences I had trying different restaurants in and around the city. At one point, I even started a food blog, which I ended up having a lot of success with, where I would post pictures of dishes and review them. Even though I’ve decided to take a break from being an Instagram “Foodie“, my quest for good eats goes on. If you have any recommendations for places that aren’t very well-known, feel free to shoot me an email!
Honorable Mention: Powerlifting
Although powerlifting is not something I’m actively doing at the moment, I felt that it deserved an honorable mention. I started weightlifting in my freshman year of high school but only started seriously lifting weights in my senior year of high school. Even though I didn’t take part in any powerlifting competitions, I spent four days a week at the gym focusing solely on increasing my squat, my deadlift, and my bench. Before I stopped lifting, I weighed in at 147 lbs and had a one rep max of 245 for the Bench Press, 405 for the Deadlift, and 305 for the Squat. In the future, I may return to powerlifting, but as now I’ve decided to try experimenting with other forms of exercise.
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