Within Reach

I want to perfect my Chinese and get better at reading and writing it. I want to pick up basic Korean reading and writing. I want to learn more Japanese. I want to move to China and submerse myself in her language and culture. I want to be obsessed with working again. I want passion, I want freedom, I want love. So many things I want to do, school has put my life on hold.

At least within reach right now is SNOWBOARDING! Oh gosh, I can't wait. The seasons already begun @ Big Bear but the snow is still slushy. I attended Skidazzle this past weekend and picked up my first board! Ohhh baby ;). It's amazing that a mere hour drive away is Mountain High and just a bit further is Big Bear. Granted, neither is considered amazing snowboarding locations but hey! LA-er's can't be choosers =P.

I've already booked my trip to Pennsylvania and New York this winter. There's snow nearby there as well but I'm not sure if it's worth it to carry on my board to snowboard in what would basically be - in my opinion - ice. Actually, Pennsylvania is the first place I ever went snowboarding about 3 years ago. I absolutely HATED it when I went! I pretty much rolled off the mountain on my butt and was sore for 6 months from tumbling down and tripping. I thought I'd never go again but the next time, at Big Bear, I took a lesson.... AND THAT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE, hahaha.

A family friend has also invited me to Colorado to snowboard since her friends are all ski instructors. As much as I'd like to go, I'm taking winter session for once and already have a full traveling schedule. I could fit it in on a weekend but I'd rather another time and take my time exploring new territory :). I usually migrate for winters since I'm used to tropical weather but to finish my 60 units before transferring in fall, I must pack on the classes... so that my Spring semester will be breezy :)

Last nights dinner was one of my first perfected recipes: Garlic pasta... with a twist of spinach, mushrooms and grilled marinated pork. Yum!

Dessert was chocolate chip cinnamon oatmeal cookies. OMG! First time I've made oatmeal cookies and oh, it was delicious! I love the texture!! Thank god too, the only oatmeal I will consume by itself is steel cut oats.... I bought a whole jar of quick cook oats to do facials and don't know what to do with the rest! Sometime this week, after I buy some honey, I'm going to make honey oatmeal bread. Yummm =)