i talk to myself

I don’t often witness the day-to-day significance of language — its ability to connect people, form lasting bonds , and mend old ones. A month before visiting my grandmother in India, I reflected on the distance in our relationship , a distance due to a language barrier. I speak English every day, at home and at school, so I fell out of touch with my mother tongue, Marathi, the language my grandmother speaks. I withheld myself from learning more about my family and my parents, missing out on the opportunity to learn more about myself and immerse myself in my culture, despite the technology that would help polish my Marathi. Two years ago, I suddenly decided to brush up on my Marathi . I started practicing it with my parents at home before an upcoming India visit. Ironically, working to re-learn a language I hadn’t practiced in a while led me on my quest to have meaningful conversations.  Although technology can separate people and lead to superficial conversations, I saw...

My life goals: 1. Understand how humans came to be: Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind  by Yuval Noah Harari The next chapter of my life begins with education. In fact, lots of education. 12-15 years of grinding through college, medical school, residency, and maybe a fellowship to one day put on a white coat and respond to "Dr. Ghosalkar..." I can't wait for that day. But I know that until I get there, I'm going to have to learn how to deal with people . Medicine is a people industry, and as a science nerd, I want to understand it from a book. Why are people the way they are? Perhaps, Harari's dense account of mankind will teach me a thing or two.  2. Learn how to love: 8 Rules of Love by Jay Shetty Ah, love. Your 20s are supposed to be the time you fall in love. But it seems like no one really get it, so I thought why not read a book about it because that sounds totally unique ;) I've followed Jay Shetty and his work for some time, and I really like it. He...

 I guess Mr. Moore was right. Equilibrium is the happy place. It's like sitting in a warm chair on a frosty day. But it always seems like we're never there. There's always  something to worry about or be annoyed at. Can't we all just chill ?  I've found myself finding the importance of trying to reach equilibrium as best as I can. Balancing intense academic engagement with personal and emotional investment with my friends. I ended up finding out that it's not a fairy tale. Grit at the sacrifice of your personal relationships is not  rewarding in any sense. My parents saw a change in me this year as well. I've been hanging out more with my friends, and I've been able to be more chill when it came to school. Now in the fall, my parents instantly sounded the alarms and told me that senioritis could not cost me my college applications. I felt more sure of myself during that time that I wasn't becoming complacent - I was really just discovering that there...