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yess love Sarah's vlogs! and thank you, it can be tough but i always try to be kind to myself through this process ☺

thank you! i love looking back on them 🙂

thank you so much! ☺

i'm glad you found the video 🙂 and it's great that you're considering a phd program now. you have time to plan!

haha yess thank you for making me feel better! 😆

thanks so much, Maddie! i think she's almost fully recovered now but she was definitely struggling for a bit. hope the start of the school year has gone well for you 🙂

thank you, tierra! it's so tough because there are aspects of social media that i love but it can quickly become too much. i'm glad you're taking steps to set healthy boundaries for yourself. sending well wishes to you and your family too 🙂

haha yesss it's the best! thanks for watching 🥰

thank you so much! it's nice to be back 🙂

thanks temi!! 🥰

thank you so much, tierra! i hope your year's going well ☺

thank you so much! i hope everything goes well with your goals this year, too 🎊

oh wow, thank you for taking the time to watch them! 🙂

thank you Maddie! i'm glad that there's still a lot you can look back on and be proud of so far. was not setting goals an intentional choice? if yes, how are you finding it compared to the years you did set goals? i may try that for 2025. & congrats on flossing consistently! it's not a fun habit to establish but i'm sure your teeth will be happy 🙂

@@emilythoman I honestly don't recall if it was a conscious choice or if I just got busy and forgot! Honestly the goals each year are more or less the same: eat health, exercise routine, try to work on my Spanish, so maybe it just felt too repetitive. But I like how you had such a variety in your goals!

thank you so much! it's always so encouraging to receive comments like this. appreciate you-and best wishes with everything you're working on 🙂

yess love her vlogs! & that's helpful insight, thank you 🙏i also enjoy more "mundane" parts of life but never want to assume that people will enjoy ~my mundane parts of life, if that makes any sense 😂😅

thank you so much! i'm glad it was a nice reminder ☺ still trying to figure out what works best because every day looks different but just taking it how it comes!

thank you so much! i'm trying to remind myself of that. the cram writing i did in undergrad is not going to cut it for this lol glad you enjoyed 🥰

Can't agree enough! It's great progress.

thanks so much, Bria! ☺

it's so hard to see stuff at conferences! the schedule is usually packed and you have awkward amounts of time unless you actively plan to go earlier or stay later. but i'm glad you could walk around a little when you went. hope you can explore more whenever you end up back there 🙂

thank you temi!! always love and appreciate your live messaging 🥰

1. right! i have to try it when i go home this summer 😆 2. i need to know their recipe because outside of the flavors i wanna know how it's always soft, even when you just take it out of the freezer 3. is it "buck-ee's?" that's how my friend pronounced it but they're also not from the texas area so who knows lol 4. i hope you can solo travel again soon! & thank you for your kind comments. they're always so appreciated ☺i hope you'll have more time to nurture your friendships post-phd!

thank you so much, Mikee! i really appreciate it ☺

thank you so much 🙂& yes, i agree!

thank you so much! i'm so glad to hear that you enjoy them. i hope they're helpful. & i really appreciate your vote of confidence about my presentation! 😊

lol i know-just wanted to support in that moment!

omg same! i remember seeing your videos and thought i was subbed. but now it's official 🙂 thank you so much! & lol right. the shot compared with what it looks like to get the shot always makes me cringe a little internally 😅

謝謝你花時間看我的 youtube 視頻：）你的普通話寫得很好 -- 好厲害哦！ 你為什麼開始學普通話？其實我希望學西班牙語 😂

I have always loved China，I don't really know how to explain，like I have a deep connection to China，everything the culture，food，literature，movies and obviously 普通话！其实我以前去过中国只为了学习中文！我看你很认真在学习西班牙语、我觉得很可爱！祝你好运！

@@woainioch thank you for sharing! 加油 🙂

that's awesome, congrats Maddie 🥳 ooh yes i definitely need to buy more sports bras too. let me know what shoes you end up getting!

they're so good and easy to make! i wanna try putting them in the air fryer next time to see if they'll get crispier. & definitely go for it! it's been really nice (albeit hard lol) to feel myself getting stronger 🙂

haha okay right! most people i told were like, "don't you already have an ipad?" (which, fair). but you should get one! i've really been enjoying using mine and honestly use it more than my phone now. & thank you ☺ if you do end up making them i hope you film so we can see how they turn out!

thank you so much, it means a lot! i hope to continue working on it and improving.

thanks for sharing your thoughts! i definitely understand and acknowledge the privileges i have from being adopted to the united states. it's a common message that i receive, especially when i talk to people who grew up and/or live in china. and while i did end up with a relatively good life, i know a lot of adoptees who did not have this experience. for me, being adopted also comes with a lot of heavy feelings and a constant state of unrest and grief. in addition to the racism, sexism, and sinophobia/xenophobia that's so prevalent here, i do not truly feel at home anywhere and i grieve a culture (the experience of growing up in China as a Chinese citizen specifically) and a family that i will never know. i recognize that these feelings may sound trivial in comparison to income and housing, but they are my feelings nonetheless and ones that most people can't understand unless they were adopted too. & i have been back to China to visit 5 times now but i want to go back again soon (and would ideally like to be able to go back once a year if i could ever afford it). i definitely remember feeling safe walking around and i'm excited to try different boba and meet more Chinese people! 🙂

@@emilythoman Being chinese it took me over 10 years (work visa renewal after renewal and queue up for GC) to get green card and now I call America home as a citizen of this country. But I can totally understand that you may have this void in your heart of - not having the experience of growing up there as Chinese. But think of it this way, that void is replaced/filled by memories of you growing up here, I'm sure you have fund childhood memories right? As for racism, I always tell those racists to shut it, there's no stereo type of how an American should look, American can be of different colors, different languages and difference race. Even though I'm a new citizen, I'm a citizen nevertheless, no less than someone born and raised here. As for traveling to China more, I would say find a job that send you to China on a regular basis, that way airfare hotel food all expense paid. Many companies in bay area regularly send people to China, multiple times a year and with company daily allowance limit on food, I grow 5lb every trip. :-( Literally for the 4-5 months that I'm back in bay area in between each trip, it's just enough time for me to loose the weight I put on during each trip. Best of luck to you.

@@AA-kj4ic thank you for taking the time to share and write everything out! i do have fond memories growing up and as i've gotten older i've tried to make peace with what is. hopefully i can find a job (as you suggest) or some other way way for me to travel back to China more frequently. best of luck to you too!

yes, i definitely agree! i think as long as it stays fun for you that's all that matters. i also enjoy having vlogs to look back on :) & looking forward to keeping up with your vlogs/channel ☺

thank you so much! large channels can be helpful but sometimes it feels like they've forgotten what it was like to have less than 1k subs haha. and congratulations on starting your channel 🎊can't wait to see how much you grow too!

thank you, Kalen! 🥰🤩

thanks so much for being here! 🙂

thank you! 🙂

thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement, Laurie! i still think it's really cool that you found my channel through the TH-cam algorithm 😆 i definitely feel you on veering away from more "popular" channels (loling @ the better help thing because i thought people knew it was terrible!). i really enjoy smaller channels and creators who are authentic to themselves and where it doesn't feel like they're trying to sell me something 24/7. yes, definitely start your own channel if it's something you're thinking about and wanting to do! i like the idea of being able to private the videos if you ever don't want them up there but still keeping them for yourself. please let me know when you do start! i'd love to see your wfh/post-doc life or whatever you choose to share :)

thank you so much, Bria! i appreciate all the feedback and am glad to hear that someone other than my parents enjoy hearing my thoughts 🤣 i enjoy all of your videos too and hope you keep creating ☺

also, i love long comments so this was perfect 😆

thanks so much for your sweet and thoughtful message! i'm glad you had a great trip to Ireland 🙂 and yes, i definitely agree. while it can be sad that my friends and i don't all live in one place it has been nice being able to travel and see new places + experience new cultures when seeing them. i'm very grateful that i have such friendships in my life. & i'm glad you enjoyed the music! 🥳

thank you so much! & same to you. i've been wanting to learn basic canto (and go to hong kong at some point) so i'm excited to watch your vlogs 🙂

thank you!! & same here! can't wait for our next irl hang out. hoping for many more vlog appearances ☺

aw that's so sweet, thank you! it's been busy but hoping to get back into it as this semester winds down. appreciate you sticking around 🥺

thank you so much! 🙂

haha i love it! finding music usually takes me a long time so i'm glad you're enjoying 🙂

absolutely! it always seems like everyone already knows each other and it can often feel challenging (if not impossible) to break into conversations. & definitely feel you on the vertigo piece. the conference centers/hotels are usually super large and confusing with lots of fluorescent lights. not great lol 😅

thank you so much for watching! i'm glad you're enjoying 🙂

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