A Family You Will Find at Crown College

Coming to Crown College has been one of the best decision I have ever made. I didn't think I would love it there because I never consider coming to the college. A couple of weeks into school, 

I knew, it was home for me. 

       Crown College has a good size of Hmong students who attends. My two and a half years of being here with them has been a great experience. Can't say they were the greatest people ever because there were rough times we all had with one another and we as sinful humans aren't perfect. Even so though we always come together to support and be there for one another as much as we can.

       A few people don't understand why we always stick with each other or sit with each other. But there is really nothing misunderstanding about it. It's just like any other ethnic sitting together. We see the Chinese people with the Chinese people, the Koreans with the Koreans, and the African American with the African Americans. Not saying that there is never a mix in the group, but most time, you see people of the same race are with each other. Maybe it's because we grew up mostly surrounded by who we hang out with. I know a Hmong students who grew up hanging out with African Americans and when he came to Crown always with the Hmong people, it was weird for him. Hmong people are with each other as much as many other ethnicity who are with each other. Sometimes I find it so funny how few complain about Hmong students are always with each other and never go out of their way to be with other kind of people, never sit with others, talk to others, and etc...I laugh because they do the same as we do and aren't so different from us. 

But away from all that, the Hmong students don't let all that complaints affect us and our community together. We enjoy each others presence and we are growing as a community.  
 

 

Hmong Students at Crown College, gathering on a school night to surprise a friend on her birthday. One GREAT BIG FAMILY with our own individuality and personality.

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A Child That Stirs Up Your Heart

End of freshman year, I went to Vietnam for an ICE trip.

It was such a great experience, getting to work with the people

there and running around with the children. 

I have grown to care and love a little girl I met there so much. Sadly, I didn't

get her name because of language barriers and she was too little to

talk. Although she looks grown up, she is only two years old. Her story

breaks my heart I wish I could do something more for her.

Her father left her, her older sister who is only a couple years older

than her and her mother, for another woman. They live in poverty

with nothing much to have. She has to wear her older sister clothes

that barely fit her and her mother works two jobs
to keep food on the table.

When I hold her, all I feel is bones. She is so malnourished.

Another team member of mine who adores the older sister

really wants to go out and buy them clothes, toys, and food.

But because we don't know if buying them things would be an insult

or a gratitude. We didn't know their culture enough
to do what we wanted to do.

The last day we were there to see them, was the hardest. She had

come to trust me, loved me, and played with me. Every day when I

get to see her, she would come to me and play with me. Then it dawned

 on me that she won't see me every day like used to. She was

so young and we had a language barrier, I didn't know how to say to her

that it was goodbye. This child has really made an impact in my life,
even to this day. Not for a moment do I not miss her.
I truly miss her....

Beautiful comfortable pants my sister bought for me from Thailand. There's elephant prints with many other kings of designs on it. I top it with a cut out sleeve t-shirt to keep it simple so it doesn't over do or out shine the pants. The pants is high waist, but it wraps around the stomach nicely. If you ever go to Thailand, invest in one of these!!! Nice to wear in the summer! 

2012 - 2013

I have always had struggles with  my weight. Beginning of 2012 I resorted to food to make fill me up when I was stress, sad, or lonely that eventually I ate because I became depressed with my life. My relationship with my now ex-bf drown me out that food was my answer to my problems I had. It got so out of hand that my weight entering my freshman year went from 110 to 140. Then it got more bad my sophomore year when my ex and I we going through a break up. I was no longer relying on food, but avoiding it. I began to starve myself. I took the easy, but wrong way out to make myself look better and feel better. I had hit rock bottom because after so many years I spent building our relationship, it just went down the drain like it never happened. I dropped from 140 to 120 within two weeks. I will not lie that I don't struggle with my weight still and still take the easy route. But I will say, I am taking care of my body, my nutrition than I ever did regardless of the small bad choices I make. Pple always tell us to love ourselves the way we are now or look. But honestly, I believe that it doesn't hurt to want to shed some pounds to look good and feel good. As long as those motives are good choices and not bad choices made. Not the easy route because we will always feel like dumb even though we look good. 

At a LH volunteer wedding.
What I'm wearing: A sheer pink button up top, paired with a light tan maxi skirt I reconstruct from an old dress. I wrapped a gold woven belt  around the waist, with gold and pearl bracelet. To add more colors, I painted my nails deep purple (that looks black) and black earrings and necklace. Because my bracelet was already too much, I decided to have the necklace and earrings be simple, but with a twist of another color so we don't look like one close shade of colors. My shoes are turquoise sandal. I know, weird random color but it's never wrong to play with colors. :)

Life Today

Live it Loud

Live it Proud

When the days come, I begin to learn and grow into a better person. Live it loud...live it bold. Do what you love. Never forget who you are. You are your own definition. No one out there can define the person you are. Don't let them live your life.

IB Exams

I should be studying for my IB Biology Exam....But i don't seem to be motivated to do it. So much things to do. As a Junior, it is so true that a Junior's year is SO tough! Well...wish me LUCK!