Candidate Journals

Yesterday was a good day. From school i went straight to my classes and then from there to Tae Kwon Do. I finished all my 15 sessions with my mentee. I am still going to work with him everyday. 

Yesterday was a really long day. I finally finished all my assignments. I could not go to Tae Kwon Do class because of my assignments

Yesterday was good. I had tons of assignments to finish. I still have a few left to get done. My dad and brother were watching the super bowl. I went to bed as i was really tired. Now waiting at the bus stop.

Yesterday was a good day. From school we went to BB class. Did a lot of poomsae and self defense and worked on our stick forms as well. Came back home and slept. This morning we went for our community service project at the Methodist church. It is very near from where we live. My mom dropped me and my brother and we went and helped store the food. All the friends from the BB cycle came today and it was great fun.

Yay!!! Today is Friday. Yesterday was a good day. Went to school and from their went straight to my classes. From there went to Tae Kwon Do. We did sparring and i also got a mentor session done. Ready for the weekend

Yesterday was another long day. I came back from school and went straight to classes. From there we went to Tae Kwon Do. I helped class and did my mentee session. Finished all my requirements and went hom. We watched the masked singer. I am getting ready to leave for school. Bus comes at 7.15am

Yesterday was a very long day. I came back from school with a lot of homework. My brother also had tons of assignments. We stayed home and finished off all our stuff. Today i have PE again and will run a lot. In the evening i have classes before Tae Kwon Do. Another long day!!!

Yesterday was PE at school. I ran a lot and also ran during recess.  Came home and finished my homework and went to classes. Did my mentee session and then kick boxing was fun. Now I am in the bus stop waiting for my bus

Yesterday was a really long day. I spent almost all my time finishing my assignments so that i dont have to worry about it during the week. Then i picked my up my book reading. I will be done this week with that. Our pull up bar broke and my dad will fix it today he said. My dad and brother watched Pro-Ball yesterday when i was doing my assignments. I am getting ready to go to school now. 

Yesterday went to BB class and then came back home tired. Today we went for sparring and BB Class at North Charlotte. Got a lot of requirements done. I am now working on my assignments and getting ready for next week

Yesterday was another long day. From school went to classes and then to Tae Kwon Do. Did my mentor session. Then sparring was really hard. The final round i got kicked very hard but i kept going. It still hurts but i am very happy that i did not stop at all

Yesterday was a very long and tiring day. From school went to my classes and then to Tae Kwon Do. Did my mentee session and then finally kick boxing. I came home very tired. Watched a little bit of the masked singer and then went to bed.

Woke up this morning to find we have 2 hours delay in school. Yesterday was good. I led warm ups and helped out class. Came back home and watched Ellen Game of Games. Then went to bed.

Today has been extremely cold. Actually we wanted to run outside but then with this cold we stayed in. We will run in the greenway tomorrow as we do not have school. Hopefully everyone is having a good day.

Yesterday i ran the mile in 10.45 secs during pre-test. My normal time is around 10mins. My goal is to run the mile during the final test in less than 9 mins. I have been working very hard on my requirements and running too. I have also started working on my rolls and falls.

Yesterday was a good day. From school went to class and reviewed all the stuff for pre-test. This morning we had pre-test. I was very nervous but i think i did well. Dont know. I still have to work on my pull ups and my rolls. Right after BB Class we went to Cary and just got home. I finished all my requirements in the morning itself and have tons of assignments to finish over the long weekend.

Yesterday was a good day. I came back from school. Had classes. Could not go to Tae Kwon Do as i had assignments and my brother had to finish his assignments due today. I came back home and finished all my requirements and then went to sleep. Getting ready for school. Yay!! we have long weekend after today. No school Monday and Tuesday

Yesterday was another long day. I had my benchmark test. Went to all my classes and then came home and watched the masked singer. It was fun. Time for school now.

Yesterday was an amazing day. I had benchmark and came back from school. Went to take classes and stayed up to finish my homework. I still had one left which I finished this morning. Have another test in school today and a long day of classes

Yesterday was another long and tiring day. Came from school finished my assignments and then went to class. Led and helped class and did my mentee session. Today is going to be another long day. I have benchmark exam today and tomorrow. Waiting at the bus stop for my bus

Yesterday was not a good day. I did not do any of my requirements. i was stuck doing my assignments and i was really struggling to finish those. I am hoping today will be a good day. 

Yesterday was a great day. After school went to Tae Kwon Do. Master Evins made us do a lot of the technical stand ups and defense. Then we went home ate dinner and slept. This morning we had sparring class, then Black Belt class. I got my leadership credits as well...I am writing this journal now as the website was down in the afternoon

Yesterday was a long day. I came home from school. Have tons of homework. Went to class and got my leadership credits. Did my mentee session and mentor session. Waiting for the bus now to go to school. Today is Friday. 

Yesterday was a long and tiring day. From school i went to my classes and from there to Tae Kwon Do. Got a little early. Got in my leadership credits and finished my mentor session. After that I finished all my requirements while i was waiting for Kick Boxing to begin. It was very tiring but fun

Yesterday was another good day. I came back from school. Went to classes. Got a lot of sparring rounds. Came back home and finished my homework. Getting ready for school now. See you all in the evening

Yesterday was another good day. I had PE in school. Got a lot of my physical requirements done. Then went to class and got my leadership credits. I also worked with my mentee. I did kick boxing for the first time and it was awesome and fun. It was also very tiring. Bus comes in 10 mins

Yesterday was a good day. Most of the day I was working on my assignments. Once i finished those, i did my requirements and then went to bed. Now i am almost ready for school. Bus comes in 30 mins. See you all soon

Yesterday was a tiring day. I went to North Charlotte in the morning. We did Sparring class. After that I got my leadership credits by helping and leading warm ups for Family Class. After that we had Black Belt class. We did a lot of stick and staff forms. 

I had a good day yesterday. My mom's uncle left and went home back to Canada. We had a good time with him. After school had Tae Kwon Do and then went for my next class. Came home very tired. Now getting ready for sparring and BB class with Master Evins.

Hola!! Yesterday was a good day. I came back from school and went straight to my class. From there we went to Tae Kwon Do. I did my mentor session first and then we had sparring. It was really tiring as Master Marcus made us do a lot of sparring rounds. Then i helped the next class and got in my leadership credits. Finally i finished my mentee session as well. Yay! Today is Friday...

Yesterday was a long and tiring day. I had school. I came back at 3.45pm and was really tired. I took a small nap and then headed out for my classes from 4.45pm. Then went to class and led and helped 6.15pm class. After that i worked with my mentee. My brother had to finish his class before we reached home at 8.15pm. I literally crashed into my bed. Finished my morning requirements and getting ready for school now.

Yesterday was a great day. I finished all my requirements and then in the afternoon we went to the greenway to do our run. I ran 2.5 miles in a steady pace. My dad and i ran the last mile together and I beat him by a few seconds. Getting ready for school now. My bus comes in 20 mins. Have back to back classes after I come from school.

Happy New Year everybody! I had a great day yesterday. Finished most of my requirements in the morning. We went out for a pizza party lunch. Came back and watched a movie. I finished all my other requirements for the day. Our neighbour's were bursting a lot of fire crackers. We watched for a little and then went to sleep. School opens tomorrow :(

Yesterday i did my empathy challenge. I chose to be mute as part of the challenge. It is one of the toughest thing ever. It was very difficult not to talk. I managed it pretty well; but i talked a few times. My dad extended my time for another 30 mins and then made me do additional burpees for talking. I feel sad for the people who are not able to talk. GOD has given us everything and i am thankful for that. I want to make sure i help people in need.

Yesterday was a great day. The Black Belt class was really good and lot of fun. We did a lot of poomsae, bo cho dan self defense and specials. We also did sinualae. After the class we came home and had our lunch. Then in the afternoon, we went to the greenway and my brother and i ran 2.5 miles. My parents did their daily walk. I ran the first mile in 10.45 mins and the second mile in 9 mins. Today i am doing my empathy training. I started in the morning. It is very hard not to talk. I had a paper and write what i want and give it to my parents.

Yesterday was another good day. This morning we woke up and went to Lake Norman for the weekend Black Belt class. My dad really wants me and my brother to start school and go to our normal classes as he feels it has been way too long a break. We did a lot of poomsaes, self defenses and staff and stick forms. The weather is really good today. I am going to the greenway to run with my brother and my dad and mom will do their daily walking there. The greenway is 3.5 miles.

Yesterday was a good day. I finished my requirements during the day. Then my dad said that i did not finish my jump ropes and sparring rounds. So i started on those post dinner and was exhausted after i finished it. We have only a few more days and then school re-opens. 

Yesterday was an overall great day. I went out for shopping. Got a pair of boots for myself. My brother also got some shoe for himself. Then we went to Olive Garden for dinner. I did a mile run yesterday before we went out and finished my requirements as well. Today my focus is to finish off all my requirements in the morning. I need to get through my book reading as well.

Hello Everyone. Hope you all are having a good time. I woke up late today as well. I have been working on my requirements. I am super excited for today. My mom's uncle is taking us for shopping. I have a list of things i want to buy. Hopefully, we will go out for dinner at some resturant as well today

Merry Christmas everyone. I woke up late today. As soon as i came downstairs i started working on my requirements. I finished my morning requirements and going to help my dad with cleaning the garage. In the afternoon my dad is going to take me to the greenway to do my mile run. I hope everyone has a good Christmas..

Today was a good day. I spent a lot of time with my grand uncle. I ran a mile in the afternoon and then finished all my requirements. Tomorrow is Christmas. I wish everyone Merry Christmas!!

Today was a lazy day. All day long i was working on my assignments. After that we went out for dinner to a resturant named Inchin Bamboo. It was good. I came back and did all my requirements. Now i am going to sleep. Good night

Yesterday was a great day. I did a lot of my requirements and in the evening got my mentor session followed by weekday Black Belt Class. This morning we went to North Charlotte for our last Black Belt class for the year. We did almost all the poomsases and practiced on self defense. Master Evins made us do a lot of drills. I was mostly paired with Emma. I really liked the class.

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.

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

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 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!

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!

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

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

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!

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 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.

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.

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

Heartiest congratulations to all my friends on getting our next level. All our hard work paid off and look forward to seeing you all in the tea ceremony this Friday and wear our new belts :)

Here we are..Tonight is final testing. Heading to school now and will be back in the evening. Need to sleep for a little before i head out for the overnight testing. Master Randle and Master Knight gave me a lot of confidence yesterday before our Black Belt Class. I was extremely nervous and I am kind of ok now.... I wish everyone all the best! See you soon

All of a sudden i have become very nervous. I have been practicing all my stuff and trying to make it clean. 2 more days!!!

Had a good day at school. We had pizza party and we loved every bit of it. Saw Master Chelley's email on the Friday night testing and just got nervous... I hope we all do good and get through the night on Friday. 2 more days!!!!

This is becoming real now. Final week is here. I am super excited for the testing. Heading out to school now and will be practicing all evening today.

Yesterday was just a boring day. Nothing much to do. Helped my parents clean the house. Today is the last day of spring break and school from tomorrow. Final 5 days before testing!!!

Had a lazy Friday yesterday. We stayed up a little late watching TV. I finished my daily requirements and we went to Ikea. It was real fun going to Ikea and writing down all the details to pick up from the self service. Then I helped my dad assemble his stuff.

Next Friday is our final test.... Its getting real... My spring break is over this weekend and back to school from next week. I made sure that I caught up on a lot of sleep and rest... Have a good day

Yesterday was good. My sister and i went to our friends house to play. We had great fun there. The weather was very good too. In the evening went to Tae Kwon Do. It was Whacky Wednesday and Master Knight made us sweat a lot.... Got all my requirements done for yesterday. Heading to the library now.

Yesterday was a good tuesday. Did my requirements and assignments in the day. Master Randle and I spent some time together again in the evening going through all my stuff. We had a good Black Belt class as well. It is getting real. Just 8 more days after today.

Yesterday was a relaxing day. Nothing much. Did my requirements and then took my regular class and Hyper Pro. We did sword training at Hyper. Its really cool. 9 more days until testing!!

Its spring break this week for us. Been working on my Kumon assignments and getting my poomsae and self defense done in the morning. Just came back from library - Monday's we have "paws for reading". Been going every week with my sister. We both love to read books and we do a lot of reading in the summer too in the library and at home. I have my Tae Kwon Do class at 5.25pm and then Hyper Pro. Just 10 more days before our final test.....

Had a relaxing Saturday yesterday. Working on my details now and taking time in my poomsae and self defense. I have also been working on my pull up bar as well. I played wii games yesterday with my dad and had fun.

I had a good day yesterday at school. Yay!!! Its spring break next week. I get to take rest and make sure i work on the finer details on my poomsaes and self defense. Two more weeks before the final test. We did our community service project today and I felt really bad for the kids. They really need support and I will do my best to give my share. Going to be a lazy saturday afternoon

Yesterday in my swim class my master asked if i was ready for a challenge. The competition was to do the racing dive and then streamline across the 25 mts and reach the wall the other side without coming up. I did the challenge twice and won... I took the day off from requirements yesterday; however back to schedule from today onwards. I have collected few stuff for the community service project and excited to be part of this project.

My day was good. Just did my regular class and leadership. I did the short sticks with Instructor Weeks. He went very fast and i matched him pretty well. I really liked doing it.

Yesterday was a normal day at school. Finished all my home work while coming in the bus so that i can watch TV for a little. Went for BB class. Master Randle and i reviewed my stuff again and then I came home after the BB class. I was tired and went straight to bed...

I sent a note to my class teacher last week on the community service project and my friends and teacher told that we will collectively come up with few items by tomorrow. I am really thankful to have such good classmates and friends. I had a good day yesterday. Came from school and then went straight to the library where my sister and I read books. There is a program called "Paws for Reading" and a lot of kids come and do that. We do this every monday. Then i went to Tae Kwon Do and Master Evins made us do a lot of rolls in Hyper..

Yesterday i had a good day. My dad and i went for our morning run.. we both ran at a lower speed than what we usually do..we wanted to run at a slow pace but longer time. After that I went to get a hair cut and went for shopping. We also met Instructor Dege while shopping. This is our last week in school before spring break. Our spring break is cut short because of the snow days.

Woke up late today. Feeling sore from yesterday's physical test. Feeling great that we are done with it. The entire group did a great job yesterday and cheering each other. Today i am going to take it easy and mostly focus on my assignments for the week. Will plan to help out testing this Friday.

Today we had our physical and written test. In my pre-test i ran a mile in 9:17 mins behind TJ. My plan for today was to keep running a few seconds behind him. But he and Sam ran very fast and they are both very tall and guess finished in less than 8mins for their 1 mile. I ran my best and completed my run in 8:18 mins. I felt really good on my time and my hard work definitely paid off. I definitely beat my numbers from my pre-test in Pushi-Ups, Situps, V situps , Pull Ups and Burpees. I did well on my written test as well. We finished with our Black Belt class. I can really feel the finish line. By this time in 3 weeks we would be done with our final test too!!!!

Even though my mentor sessions are done Master Randle and I still work together. Yesterday she went through all my questions and made sure that i knew them. We are 3 weeks away from our final test. This weekend is our physical and written test and I am hoping the weather is good for us to do the run.

My body is really really tired and i can feel the pain in every move. I need to do my physical test and written test good this weekend. 3 more weeks to go until the final test. Need to keep pushing it through!

yesterday was a really long day. In the BB class Master Evins made us go through almost all poomsaes and self defense. They were a few which we had to go over and over again to make sure we had the right technique.

Yesterday was a good day. School was great. Came back and went to Tae Kwon Do. We did a lot of poomsae and in Hyper practiced our sword form and did a lot of rolls and falls. My body is getting stronger but i am very exhausted. Really looking forward to getting done with the BB cycle...

Yesterday my dad and i ran outside in the morning. It was a little cold when we started but started to warm up. The day was very good. The weather was really warm and i am glad that winter is done.

My leg was really sore after the swimming class on Friday. I was finding it difficult to kick high in the Black Belt Class yesterday. My leg muscles started to relax out during the course of the class and i felt much better when sparring class started. Now I am feeling really better and my dad and i are planning to run a 5K now. We are still deciding if we want to run outside or on the treadmill. Next week is our physical and written test.

Yesterday was a good day. In swimming we had a lot of drills and repititions in strokes. My body is really sore. I was not able to walk after i got up but i have been stretching and trying to relax my muscles.

I did my mentor session with Master Randle. She tested me on my self defense. She asked me at random and i had to show her. I think i did pretty well. She also explained to me how i should break the brick and what breaks i should chose for the boards. I am really looking forward to see if i can break the brick.

Yesterday was an ok day. We had only 3 people in class. I took leadership and then left as my dad had some office work. Was a slow day yesterday

Days are flying very fast. We have our physical and written test next Saturday and after that just two weeks before our actual Black Belt test. I am very excited and nervous too at the same time. Master Randle said it will be an overnight test this time.

Days are flying very fast. We have our physical and written test next Saturday and after that just two weeks before our actual Black Belt test. I am very excited and nervous too at the same time. Master Randle said it will be an overnight test this time.

Yesterday the weather was great. We had PE in school. We did quite a bit of work out in our Fit lab yesterday. I got through most of my requirements during Fit lab yesterday. Look forward to another great day today

Yesterday we went to Raleigh. There is a Hindu temple which we visit regularly. The weather was great. We had dinner at a Mexican restaurant. We had a good day

We had a great black belt class and sparring class yesterday. We got a lot of credits in sparring. We have finally decided on our community service project and i am very excited in supporting the school with supplies and bagpacks. Would love to help anyone for studies. We are scheduled to meet on the 28th of March.

Another great swimming class with my master yesterday. He made us do pyramids of 4. First lap was 1, then we had to 2 laps, then 3 and then 4. Once we did 4 laps we had to come down 3, 2 and 1. Lot of laps to swim and we had to do all our different strokes. It was really very very tiring but always fun. Like my dad says No Pain No Gain..... Hope to see you all in Black Belt and Sparring class today

Another great swimming class with my master yesterday. He made us do pyramids of 4. First lap was 1, then we had to 2 laps, then 3 and then 4. Once we did 4 laps we had to come down 3, 2 and 1. Lot of laps to swim and we had to do all our different strokes. It was really very very tiring but always fun. Like my dad says No Pain No Gain..... Hope to see you all in Black Belt and Sparring class today

I had a good mentor session with Master Randle and then Black Belt class. Master Cavazos is very good in making sure we do our stances and kicks are perfect. I like that a lot and working hard to do it perfectly. I am feeling normal and heading to school. Will start running from tomorrow again

Yesterday was not good. I fell sick and the school called my parents and sent me back home in the morning. I slept the whole day after i came back from school. Woke up in the evening and had a light snack and slept again. Just woke up now. I think my body was really sore and needed a lot of sleep. Finally i am feeling fresh and i will finish all my requirements today.

Yesterday in my Mentor session with Master Randle we went thru all my forms and self defenses. While practicing our Hapkido form i accidentally took down Master Randle. I felt really bad and apologized to her immediately. She said that I am getting stronger too!!

Had a good day at school and Tae Kwon Do yesterday. I have not run for the last few days as my dad had lot of office work and the weather was not great last week. From today on back to normal run schedule. Its 5am now and I am ready to head out in the next 15 mins for my daily run.

Finally school from today.. All excited and waiting to get back to Tae Kwon Do too.. Seems like a long time since i have been to school and Tae Kwon Do.See you all in the evening

Another boring day today. Nothing much except finishing my requirements for the day. The one good thing we did was going out for lunch with our friends. I had a good time at lunch and came back home and finished all my remaining requirements. Looking forward to school tomorrow and Tae Kwon Do in the evening.

It was a normal day yesterday. Boring without school for such a long time. We are losing 3 days from Spring Break. I finished all my requirements for the day yesterday. No Tae Kown Do today. Will focus on getting my stuff done today and play video games

We initially had a 2 hour delay start today but now got a call that schools are closed today again. I am very sure that i will not have any spring break. It is really boring sitting at home. Yesterday i finished all my requirements and then went to play in the snow with my sister and dad.No class tomorrow and it will be extremely boring for the next few days till we get back to school and Tae Kwon DO on Monday.