I can't make up interesting, relevent titles

I'm blogging from my new place at Grant MacEwan. I really enjoy university so far. I feel far less socially awkward here than I was in high school. Maybe I'll change my mind about university come midterm time, ha.

One negative aspect of university is that I'm 45 minutes from the kwoon, and can only attend the Sihing class on Fridays and on weekends, but maybe that will make me more motivated once I can attend more classes in the spring.

Sit ups and push ups are proving to be difficult on the concrete floor in a confined space. I'm a little behind on both but I'm going to make them up tomorrow and challenge myself to do as many as I can in one set. Fun times!

I want to touch on one of my personal UBBT requirements and how it is progressing. I made a requirement that I have to engage in 12 meaningful conversations with previously unknown people in order to get over my shyness. 12 doesn't seem like a lot, but trust me, to me it might as well say 1000. Moving in to a different place and sharing it with someone I didn't know was really stressful, but I'm so glad I did it. My roommate is a friendly, intelligent person and we seem to connect on a deeper intellectual level. Even though I was kind of forced into conversing with with person, I feel like I've gained a little confidence in my social abilities and self-esteem. I'm just so excited that I went out of my personal comfort zone and in turn received a positive experience.

Next I'm going to attempt to approach someone and initiate the conversation (and hopefully in not creepy way.)

Karissa Martin

Silent River Kung Fu

Stony Plain, AB, Canada