Today I began the Strengthen and Stretch you Back and Hips. After I finished, I spent way too long counting and recounting to realize this is my 9th Apple Fitness Challenge or Collection. As I tried to count how many I had finished and kept getting confused, I realized that in the beginning of the year, the point of doing this was providing to myself that I had the discipline and determination to finish these tasks. I wanted to finish one each month, but that wasn’t the point. Nothing happened during those months I forgot to start a new collection. Life went on.
After I started this one today, I realized , I don’t care anymore; I’m just going to do my best to finish this and I’m pretty sure it won’t be my last, but I’m not going to push myself to complete one each month. I’m doing this for me and for fun, not to keep a record.
This one is not a very long challenge but it is a little intense. I didn’t realize it included three videos a day when I chose it, but now that I started, I have to finish it. Each of the days we do a strength, core and yoga video, 10 minutes, each. I also like to do at least 10 minutes of cardio.
The good thing is, I had pain in my neck all day, but after the yoga video, I feel a lot better. My neck barely hurts anymore.
I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write.
I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer.
I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book.
Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.
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