Candidate Journals

Today at school was no different than the rest. After school, I went to King Tiger for a leadership credit. When I came home I did my requirements. After that I had to study pretty hard because I have a chemistry test tomorrow. After I was feeling confident in the subject, I submitted everything for my Dica Poem. It took me 4 days of going back to the same spot to finally get a picture where the light was right, the clouds were right, and every other component. Overall, good day. 

Olive had a cardiology appointment this morning and it went very well. I also took photos for the DicaPoem submission and plan to finish sending those tomorrow. Classes went well today, and sparring was a lot of fun. Nathan Norris had his pants on backwards, which gave me a good laugh.

Today was a nice Wednesday. School was async, so I finished my work pretty quickly. I had my Math 1 small group, and after that I went with my dad to his checkup. I spent the whole hour reviewing for the written test and looking over my essays. Once we got back, I got ready for taekwondo. For a second I thought I lost my mask, but it was literally in the exact spot I always keep it. Anyways. At TKD, I did warm‑ups and helped in class as we worked on red‑stripe activities and some weapons/single‑stick drills. After that I got ready for sparring, so I practiced my stuff during Junior Tigers. Then I had a mentee session with Lollita — we didn’t get a ton done because of time, but we still managed to cover a few things. In sparring, we worked on basic kicking and sliding combos, and...

Hopefully now this is my last journal for this cycle. I do like enjoy writing these sometimes though. Anyways today I woke up from the hotel, and went down to get breakfast. They had this cool waffle maker and I made a bunch and they turned out great. Afterwards I took a nap because I barely got sleep last night, so that was refreshing. I packed my stuff and we headed to this bear zoo, where I got to saw a lot of, you guessed it bears. They were interactive and entertaining to watch and look at.  After that I went to see a couple mountains and rivers, which were very nice. The ride back home was surprisingly fun and relaxing, for the most part. I got home around 4, and then went to sparring , which there was barely anyone there. That’s it for my last journal 🙂.

Today was a nice day. School went by relatively quickly; we had a Social Studies test, and I got a 100 on it! I have a math test tomorrow though, so I had to study for that. After school, I went out for a jog for my requirements and finished those up. Then I helped my mom with some things around the house. As soon as my dad came back from work, we headed to TKD. I helped out with the Senior Tigers; mostly red‑stripe activities, but we also did a bit of single stick. After that, I had a mentee session with Lolitta. We worked through her white‑belt to yellow‑belt material and reviewed her Chil‑Chang. Then I had a mentor session with Master Weeks. He and Instructor Antoine went over my written test with me since I brought it in to check my answers. Truly grateful for that. When I...

Today was nothing but fun! I did my running and requirements, which was not too hard, since I still have spring break going on right now. I had lots of arguments with my sister and the wind was really blowing today. The wind knocked down three trash cans and the garbage truck ran into one of the fallen trashcans, plus, it was a really bad thunderstorm with lots of rain! I went to a shop to get condensed milk, too. Good luck!

I did requirements, did a run, went to school. After school I went home and went to TKD for a mentor session, then help with a class, afterwards I went to sparring! Finally I went home and relaxed a bit.

Today was a good day. I wasnt able to do much Taekwondo wise since I went to Wilson today. I was able to study for the black belt test on the car ride however. I then went to a museum and a local bakery which were both good.

My last sparring class is today!!! I thought I was done but I was so wrong, one last time to get sparring in

I did my white belt challenge this week, and it was fun! I also had free time in many classes this week because exam week was last week. I've finished a lot of requirements over the course of the week.

The past few days, I was at Las Vegas and my trip over there just finished. I had so much fun and did so much cool stuff that I was so pumped about. Something that really shook me off though was the time zone change because PST is 3 hours before EST, so I had to get things done faster. I just arrived in Seattle and am going to stay here for a few days and explore this city with my family. We are staying at my dad's friend's house, which is cool, and I hope to do some more exciting things. I also want to go back home though because I want to be back to going to TKD normally, so I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. I still have to finish many things for my black belt cycle and I have less than 3 weeks to...

Woke up early  at 9 because we are at grate wolf loge and we went to the water park and did laser tag and arcade.

Yesterday I spent the day hanging out with my friends eating chipotle and hooping. Today I spent the day mostly by myself just working on things that are needed to be done around the house. Tomorrow I got friends coming over, so I’m looking forward to that.

Had to get up early today for work. Daylight savings time has thrown me off since now its so dark and sunrise is now at about 7:50. I got home around 10 and had plenty of time before leaving at 2:30. Had taekwondo classes and ninja classes to do tonight. After work I watched a movie with my brother and ate two leftover slices of a pizza he made. He got irritated at me at first since I didn't ask him if I could eat the slices. He just had them sitting out, but as trade I gave him a bag of dried pineapples I bought from the store today. 

Today was a really busy day. So I first went to school and did my work, and then after I got home it got really busy. I first went to swimming, and then after that I went to the North Charlotte location to do sparring. After that I stayed for black belt class, and then after I got home, I had to prepare for my states competition tomorrow, and write an essay. It was a productive day.

Very energetic, very new white belts. My energy was put to the test today😄 Lots of brown stripes were also earned today and quite a few students also learned that it does get more important to have good technique. And we had 3 make-up testers that rocked out their testings. All in all a good day at KT LKN!

this cycle is going to be alot of work my legs are sore again and it's only been a month. now imagine the final run the 100 miles and all those other requirements

Today was ok, nothing really happened. Before school I did the requirements and had a good breakfast. We had testing at school, which was really boring. After school we went to TKD, which was good. When we got home I had a lot of homework to do. I also had to study for some tests. Now I am getting ready bed. :)

Today felt pretty long because at school we had yet another day of Benchmark testing. I haven’t gone a day so far this week without some kind of test. Anyway, testing was fine but left me feeling tired the rest of the day. After school was straight to KT. I got to help out and get some weapons practice in. Then I did homework and requirements. The weather has been so nice lately but unfortunately it will get really nasty tomorrow... for the last day of testing 😅 I am trying to prepare myself for the post test this weekend too. Keep going everyone, we’re almost there!!

My day was okey i didnt do much in school i came home and rested then i went to Taekwando for sparring and and black belt class.

Olive had a neurology appointment this morning and it went really well. All of her milestones seem to be being met, which is really reassuring. We had board breaking during classes today and it went very well. I had a bit of a cold yesterday, but I’m feeling much better today.

Today was a good day. I woke up and went to the gym where I ran 2 miles. I then went and got a haircut and then went to go driver with drivers Ed. After I went to Taekwondo where I was able to mentor someone before sparring class, attend sparring class, and attend black belt class.

Today I woke up earlier as me and my family are going to drive to Western Carolina university to tour it where my sister might go there for college. The car ride didn’t feel that long but it was like 2-3 hours. It was fun but It was sometimes uncomfortable in the car where my legs felt tight. The tour was pretty nice but it was long and took like 2 hours. Currently I’m sitting in a hotel right now, pretty nice and a comfortable bed.

Today I had a good day.  I had a science test and I got a 94 out of a hundred, and my teacher said that’s one of the best grades in the 5th grade.  I also did classes at King Tiger.  I’m now resting watching NFL trades but overall today was a good day. 

Today was normal it was really hot outside so i went outside for a little bit with my brother and i went to taekwondo

Today, school was more of the same, nothing to eventful. I'm feeling quite better when compared to yesterday. When I got home I started with my requirements. Its kind of interesting that I find it easier to do the requirements on a weekday rather than a weekend. I assume its because I developed a constant routine and I have not really differed from that routine since the beginning of the cycle. I planned to run today; I did; sorta. I only managed to squeeze out 2 miles even though I planned to run 4. when I was only in the first half mile, I got 2 side stiches on either side of my torso. That was a struggle, also when I was approaching the end of the second mile, I started to feel queasy. I took a five minute break so my stomach could settle, then I tried to start running again. It...

I have been putting the effort for the written test after Monday's incident when I got the correct answers to study them! Other than that, I am doing pretty good on my daily requirements and self defense is much, much better now. Poomsaes, also great! I still remember them and still doing them! Have a nice day!

Oh, the soreness!  Being back to full steam is better than I could imagine but it is amazing how you can lose certain aspects of strength when you deviate from a routine.  I am happier more than words can describe with my sore body and look forward to beating my pretest goals on Saturday

My day was good i had school i was very tierd. But later i had went to taekwando to help out then i went to daves hot chicken to get food. Then I went to my new mosque wich had a grand opening to its new 9 million dollar new building it was very cool seeing the new building and helping out in it.

Since the other employee who works at the ninja gym is gone I had to work longer there today. It felt weird since I go straight to the dojang to teach my class and I arrived later than usual. Master Knight went ahead and got the class started then had me teach the rest. The class was only half full since many of our students are on spring break and on trips. After that was adult class then we were done for the night. 

Beautiful day!  Marina is back!!  My Dica entry has been emailed.  Workout was a good one this morning. Another week moving along with no soda and sweets.  And the end of the cycle is in sight!

What a beautiful day it was.  I'd say I hope this winter stuff is over but I'm also not looking forward to a hot summer.

Today was a good day.  It was hot outside and I went outside to ride my dirtbike and do my requirements.  I studied and did my homework.

Today was a normal Tuesday. School went by pretty fast, and after that I knocked out my requirements and studied for the written test this Saturday. I vacuumed the place and helped make dinner, then my parents and I went outside for a walk. When we got back home, I finished up my essays and now I’ll probably head to bed. I also spent a good amount of time practicing; I went through all my poomsaes, self‑defenses, kicks, and both my stick and staff forms. Honestly, most of my afternoon was just training and reviewing everything for the test. A pretty steady day overall. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle. ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷

Not much to talk about today. We just got home from a long ride from Orlando Fl. We went to get something to eat and everyone is exhausted and ready to got to bed.   

Today was pretty good. Nothing really happened at school. Tomorrow we have MVPA testing, which is so boring. After school we came home and I worked on some homework and played outside for a little bit. Then we went on a run and the weather was so nice. Then we ate some dinner and played outside some more. I did the requirements and now I am relaxing and getting ready for bed. :)

Today was a good day. I woke up and studied for the black belt class. I then went out with my grandma for lunch and went around the mall. After I went to taekwondo and assisted the 6:15-7:00 where I was also able to lead warmups. I then took the 7:05-7:50 teen class.

Today I woke up and did not feel that great. I want to say its just allergies and nothing more, however I do not know if that's the case. School was juts the average school day. When I came home, I took my time going through my requirements. Hopefully I am feeling better tomorrow so I can run. I got assigned a project in my engineering class to make bridge out of basal wood. Everyone makes a bridge (only 8 inches by 2 inches) and the person with the best weight to force carried ratio wins. This will be a fun project that I am looking forward to. Hopefully the odds will ever be in my favor.

Today was a mid day. I woke up, went to school and then after that I went and reviewed my written test with my instructors. No I have to study like crazy for the final written test. That’s technically all except when I came back home from taekwondo I needed to do a bunch of work including preparing for my states competition, memorize the digits of pi, do my science homework and also write two essays and work a lot on staff form 2. 

Finally back in class. Best part of the day was seeing baby Olive second best was seeing all of my tae kwon do friends again. 

Hey guys! I decided to start reposting for my black belt test coming up March 27th, 2026. I am a little tired, so I did some practice and that was it. Good luck on the written test, March 14th, 2026 everyone!

For some reason, my journal yesterday didn’t save, but it’s no big deal. I started the white belt challenge today, and it was much better than I thought it would be. I also got a mentee session in which was convenient 

Almost done with these journals. Woke up today and was very appreciative that it is spring break week and I don’t have school for the next week. Today I went outside and ran, worked on a couple things at my house, and went to taekwondo where I had a mentor session, and also I finished my mentee sessions last week which is good. 

Didn't have anything going on today besides classes in the evening. Did some of my requirements outside in the backyard since its not raining anymore and the ground is dried up. I like practicing outside instead of inside. We had smaller classes since its spring break for a lot of our students and their out of town. Also, focusing a lot on helping the candidates as their testing is coming up and I want each of them to do well. 

Since last week was the end of the third quarter at school, my school gave us a long weekend. And because I did not have school today, I went to the FeedNC food bank in Mooresville. I helped out in the warehouse for a couple hours sorting foods and categorizing them by dates. When I got home, I mowed the lawn; it is becoming that season where mowing the grass will become a weekly chore. Unfortunately that also means that it will soon become the time of year where allergies will start acting up. Later in the day, I knocked out all of my requirements. Hopefully my teachers will take it easy tomorrow to kick off the fourth quarter.

Not much to say today hopefully everyone is doing well.

My day was good I had school there wasnt much work becuase its the end of the quarter but when i got home i studying some taekwando then i went there to help out a class then after i got food from chipolte. 

I had a good workout this morning and did lots of situps, which felt great. We finally got some rain today, and I was actually pretty thankful for it because it washed away most of the formula I spilled in the driveway. I’m also getting more comfortable with Chonkwon, which feels like steady progress. Classes went really well today, though the sizes have been unusual. It seems like people’s schedules are shifting, so class times might be changing for a lot of them.

Today was a good day. It was hot today and we spent most of the day relaxing at the resort and we went swimming after we ate. We shorten our vacation because I need to get back and finish preparing for my Black Belt exam and fitness test. Tomorrow we will be traveling back to Charlotte and I will be back in class on Wednesday.

Today was a good day. It was nice having monday off since our school has begun spring break. I feel like im able to focus and study more which is nice since the written test is this week. I studied and worked on forms for a while. After I went to concord and went to the cat café and walked around. I then went to the teen class from 6:40-:7:25 where I was able to get a mentee session in beforehand.

today was a chill day. I played my VR with my friends.  today was a good day. I had drama for my elective and we presented to the class

Today was a pretty tiring Monday, mostly because of the time change. School went by quickly, especially since Social Studies was async. After that, I spent most of my time finishing my requirements, practicing, and cleaning out the closet for a bit. Then I got ready for TKD. Since it was PMAA belt testing today, we had that — and honestly, we did really well. Good job, guys! After that, I started my white‑belt challenge. I helped out in the Senior Tiger class, which was mostly red‑stripe activities and a few single‑stick strikes. Then I had a mentee session with Amelia. We worked on her lower‑belt forms and moved on to her regular forms, and I started teaching her hop‑step kicks. I also had a mentor session with Master Weeks after PMAA, where we worked on my Hapkido forms. When I got home, I changed quickly so my parents and I...

Today is Monday I had schoolWe honored A staff memberAfter he passed away on FridayAnd we came homeI did a workoutGreat workbookTook a showerDenmore workbook finished in essayAnd did I already.

The past 3 days, I have been in LAS VEGAS for Spring Break. It has been a blast and I am having so much fun exploring this cool place. I am not leaving until the 11th, but I am not going straight home. I will be going to a family friend's home also, which is out of NC. The hotel I am staying at right now is kind of crazy. It is all Paris, France themed, so it looks really good. The past 3 days, I ate some really good and new food like Raising Cane's, saw awesome stuff like cool casinos, (not for long!), and large building and colorful stuff. Today, I ate at a really good indian restaurant, went to the pool, explored more of the strip of Las Vegas, and later today, I am going to ride what I think is the tallest ferris wheel in the US,...

After a long hard day yesterday, I am back in North Carolina and I’m so happy to be back. Looking forward to working out tonight and seeing all my taekwondo friends tomorrow.

I am Done with my sae project I made a better pull up bar it took 10 hours.

Today I spent the day at the Kennedy Space Center with my grandparents. I explored the history of space travel and had the opportunity to different rockets it took to make space travel possible. After that we went to the outlet mall, and my grandparents brought me some shorts for school.    

Today was a normal Sunday… uhh with the time change/daylight saving time, the whole day felt like it went by super fast. I woke up and went out for a run/walk, then came back home and knocked out my requirements. After a few hours of working, studying, and reviewing stuff, my parents and I went grocery shopping. When we got back, I spent most of the time helping unload everything and get things put away, and then helped make dinner.   After that I practiced for a bit, and I also ended up downloading Atomic Habits in an mp3 format and saving it to my mp3 player so I can listen to it whenever I want instead of in one long sitting. Overall, it was a nice weekend. Feeling ready for the week and for the upcoming PMAA belt testing. Good luck to anyone taking that test!   Hope everyone’s doing well, and...

Nice day today. After I finished my SAT tutoring classes, it was still incredibly bright outside. It was nice to look at after every other day was super dark.

Today was tiring. I had a project for science so I did my requirements early and worked on it basically the whole day. It’s on the human body. After I finished I had dinner and I’m about to sleep.

The time change is irritating. I liked it when the sun started coming up earlier and now it's back to darkness in the morning. It slows me down at work but that is okay, it's not really that bad.

Welp I’m back again. I guess it didn’t save 4 journals so I have to do more. A lot happened since the last journal, such as instructors camp, bunch of classes, school, and the test is coming up. This week is spring break though thankfully. Today I been outside a lot as it isn’t to hot or cold. I also went to the gym and played basketball and ran. I gotta get a haircut though soon for summer , so that’s going to happen.

 Today was a chill day.  I played with my friends and studied for the test.  I made cookies and did my requirements. 

Poomsae class was very small today, probably because of the time change. Even so, I got a lot of productive work in and felt more comfortable with Chonkwon, which felt like real progress. Later we went to the Hartles so Olive could spend some time with Grammie. Olive is getting so close to laughing, and it’s really exciting watching her get closer to those next milestones. I’m really looking forward to what comes next for her.

Today was a good day. I woke up today and made a egg in a basket which was good. After I did all my physical requirements relatively early into the day as well as running 1 mile. I then went to the movies and saw hoppers which was decent. After I studied Taekwondo for a while.

Today was an ok day. I woke up and watched cricket on TV this morning and that technically took up the whole morning. My team win though so I was happy. The rest of the day was about filling in the requirements I need to do because I was sick last week. So I had to catchup today, while doing a lot of science homework. 

I'm going to Korea with King Tiger this October and I'm so excited. I asked Master Natasya to help me learn some basic Korean so that I was completely unprepared in a new country. So the last 5-10 minutes on Mondays, Fridays, and Sundays she has been teaching me. I know how to pronounce, write, and read the vowels, y sounds, w sounds, and 6 consonants so far!! She said next time we will start putting letters together and make words! I love learning new languages, I think it is super fun and I feel really proud of what I have learned so far. Thank you Master Natasya! Overall a good day, poomsae class was very small (just 3 of us), came home and alternated between homework and requirements. I hope everyone had a great weekend! ~ Peyton

Today is Sunday I woke up went kayaking and eat lunch in South Carolina I came home finished 2 esseys played mincraft and di a long workout.

Today was a normal Saturday. I woke up and went to TKD for Weekend BBC — we worked on multiple kicks and a few self‑defenses. Once I got home, I spent most of the time working on essays and studying for the test while my dad took the car for its yearly check. I helped my mom with her work and went outside for a light jog. When my dad came back, we ate dinner and then went out again for a walk. I did my requirements when we got home. While helping my parents, I somehow managed to drop a heavy fan on my foot… so now it’s bruised, lol. We were going to play badminton, but the weather and timing weren’t on our side. After that, I came home and went straight to bed. Overall normal day. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the...

What a day!!! I was supposed to be in Jersey until tonight but life has a way of throwing curveballs. I’m now home and get to handle emergency surgery recovery for my husband. While I didn’t get to do the things I wanted I did the things I needed. 

Pretty nice day today. In the morning I didn’t do much outside requirements and such, but in the evening I went out to get some ice cream and food. Ice cream was really good but it was super crowded. Now I’m home enjoying spring break

Lots of weapons in class today, excellent. I almost overslept, I never reset my alarm from meeting at the school for Instructors Camp. So my alarm went off at 3 am...very disorienting. And somehow I woke up at 7:30 with no alarm.... not typical of me. I need alarms 😄 After class, if to the gym with Joel, got some pull-up work in, my regular requirements in, miles on the treadmill and some stretching in. Also a session on the hydro bed.. 10 minutes can make such a difference after all of that. Tomorrow is poomsae class, tired thinking about it but it will be good. And I am two weeks in too my nutritional challenge...no sweets and no soda. Not easy, definitely a challenge. Have a great week and don't forget to study for your written test! 

Today was a good day. It was our first day in Orlando, FL. We arrived around 3:00 am this morning so we slept in late. When we got up, we walked around the resort and found the arcade room and I played some video games and I beat my grandfather in air hockey. We sent the rest of the day in Disney Springs, eating and shopping. When we got back to the hotel. My grandmother help me study for the Black Belt exam. Later we ordered pizza for dinner and watch a movie.

Had sparring, junior and senior tiger classes this morning. After that the rest of the day was to myself. At home we took off the pool cover since the weather has been warm. It only took like an hour and afterwards we had to clean out the leaves and things at the bottom. 

Toady I woke up and went to taekwondo. After taekwondo I got home and did some homework. After that I ran errands with my sister and did requirements after. After that I played for a bit and ate dinner after dinner watched a movie and I’m about to sleep.

Today was a good day. Was able to chill at home a lot today and play the game with my friends.  I did black belt class and studied for the test. 

Today was good. We slept in, which felt great! We had some breakfast and then played out side. The weather was great, strangely warm. Then we relaxed and worked on some stuff. I did the requirements and then we went out. We got boba, which was really good! Then we played out side some more and had dinner. Now we are watching some TV and relaxing. :)    

Today was pretty good. I woke up and went to class. This class was filled with weapons. That's all we did, weapons for the whole class. When I got home, I did all my requirements for the day. After that I went to the grocery store with my parents, good thing Costco exists. The rest of my day was pretty relaxed. I am looking forward to the rest of the weekend because I do not have school on Monday. Since I won't have school, I plan to go to the food bank and help out. At my school, we are required to have done 40 service hours a year and I am just about finished. Help at the food bank and the community service hosted by King Tiger will give me the last few hours I need to reach 40 hours. That's all for today, I hope everyone had a good Saturday.

For some reason, the weekend got here so slowly this week! BBC was fun for today, we did A LOT of weapons which was great because I don't practice those as much due to lack of space. I stayed for work and came home just before noon. I was dreading my run today so needed to get that over with, I ended up running 2.5 miles which I'm happy with. I ate some lunch and started the rest of my requirements. My parents are having a little date night so I'm at home with my dog, Bandit, working on homework and just relaxing. I also baked some brownies tonight! :) I hope everyone had a great Saturday! We are less than 3 weeks away from testing now, keep working hard everyone!! ~ Peyton

Today was a good day. I woke up and attended Saturday Black Belt Class. After class I came home and studied for the Taekwondo test. I then finished all my physical requirements and was able to run 2 miles. I then went to my cousins birthday party.

So happy it’s the weekend! Time to get started for the next cycle week and have a little fun. 2 more days until I’m back in NC and back to the grind. Happy exercising all!

The end of the cycle is in sight.  This is a very good thing because I have definitely hit the stage where I am questioning everything that I thought I knew and how I do the things that I thought I knew. So basically everything, all day. A good rest, some good work tomorrow and some runs in this weather will help me reset. Just know if you get frustrated or dispirited with your progress that everyone does. Have a good Saturday class!

Had to finish up an essay I had in English today, but I didn’t have much time to finish it because we had an early release. I was still able to finish it, but it’s not my best work. Black belt class was fun, but I need to fine tune my Happkido 4.

Today way fine we had a early release day got to sit wete we wanted In Math played basketball in gym but they called my bus the wrong number I am on 555 they called it 551 

I woke up at 5 am to do a review for my test today, and then I took it 5th period. I was exhausted but had a band audition after school. Then I went to KT for BBC and did warm ups at the front. 

These last three days, I have been so busy. This week at school was the end of the quarter, this means tests were everywhere and teachers were trying to cram lessons in to meet deadlines. Good thing I got ahead on my requirements so I could focus on school for the rest of the week. Today at class we had this cool self defense drill, I feel like it prioritized our muscle memory to have to turn around and remember which foot is supposed to be in front and then perform the self defense. After class, I went on a run, and by this time I was exhausted from everything that had been going on during the week. I was thinking to myself, "this week has really been testing my limits."  And that got me thinking, your . . . "limits" is just a metaphor used to describe what you have...

Toady was kinda awesome! We had a band field trip today for MPA. And guess what…. WE GOT A SUPERIOR!!!!! It’s the best rating you can get. After school I had dnd club and I tricked someone to give me their tavern. After dnd I went to TKD and took class. After class I had some dinner and now I’m about to sleep.

Today was a normal Friday, honestly. School went by pretty quickly, and once I got home I spent some time planting. I helped clean up a bit and then read, studied, and worked for most of the afternoon. When my dad got back from work, we had dinner together and went out for a light walk. After we got home, I finished my requirements and showed my parents all my kicks, self‑defense, and poomsaes. After that, I ended up reading even more, and now I’m calling it a day. Nothing too eventful; just a steady, productive Friday. Hope everyone’s doing well, and good luck with the rest of the cycle.   ⟭⟬ Lalitha Sree Damarla⁷

Today I finally almost got rid of my fever. It was good because I had a fever for the whole week and it felt nice to be better. I had something called a color run at school where people throw color powder at each other. It was fun. Then ai went to black belt class and then went home and just relaxed.

I haven't journaled in 3 days, but I'm back. I've been so busy with other stuff like baseball and school, but I've been getting space now. I can now finish my miles at baseball practice because we run there and some other requirements. School's been getting hard because the quarter was about to end, so teachers needed all their work ASAP. I've still been finishing my requirements for the day, but haven't been getting the time to log them. I am back on track today. I am really excited for tomorrow because I am going to Las Vegas. Then, we are going to Arizona and Seattle, so the total trip will be 7 days. I am really happy to take a small break, but I will still do my daily requirements for TKD. Tomorrow, my flight is in the morning, so I have to wake up early. It really is nice...

Today was a good day. I had a half day today at school into spring break which was nice. After I went out to eat with my dad. I then came home where I finished all my physical requirements, ran even though it was really hot, and worked on my poomsaes, stick, staff, and self defence. After I studied for the black belt test.

Today was a good day . I had to go to school and go to music and it was pretty fun learned about new instruments then did are reading test I got a 100 on it so that was great then we did math and we are almost done with the lesson. Then did ss then it was dismisal I got picked up around 3:20-ishh.And that was a  day BYEEE.

Today was a good day because we a move and I got out of school early for spring break. I'm traveling to Florida with my grandparents for spring break so I will not make to Black Belt class tonight and tomorrow morning. I will be studying for my Black Belt exam while traveling. 

It is so much easier to work out when you do not have the normal day to day.  I will miss this time in NJ because it allowed me to do so much more than I expected to do.  That being said, I am looking forward to getting back to the routines next week.

Last student of the day was the perfect way to end the day. He listened, needed some help, made corrections, tried hard, asked some questions.  And had fun.  Frustrating day in some respects but it ended well in a very positive manner and that is always such a blessing. Happy Friday tomorrow!

Today was normal i went to school and got finalized grades for the quarter of the year and also i had a math test as well today which was boring and when i got back from school i did homework and finished a science project.

Had our senior tiger testing tonight. I had to help with the ninja gym so I couldn't be there for the first one but I was able to help with the second one. That testing went great and the students came prepared. Afterward, the other instructors and I went out to eat dinner together. It has become a tradition that we do. After every senior tiger testing we go have dinner together.

It's been a good week except I've agitated an old shoulder injury.  Despite that I'm over production at work, more money, and I have been keeping up with my practice. 

My day was good i had school i had to work on a project with my friend. The when i went home i practices my staff form then i went to taekwando to help out a class.