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☼ A Lesson Learned ☼

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  Dungeons and Dragons? Or Do not Disturb A Narrative on Overcoming Failure I take a deep inhale as I rattle the twenty-sided dice in between my hands. The plastic edges bounced between my palms and fingers. With one final exhale, I release the dice onto the laminated playing mat. My face falls in disappointment as my eyes focus on the gold-painted “4” on the top side of the dice.  “I don’t think I rolled high enough.” I cursed under my breath. Ayden, who served as our friend group's dungeon master, nodded, confirming that my low-scoring roll resulted in my attack missing the boss entirely.  “This is gonna take forever!” My friend Hunter groans from the bed. We all nodded in agreement but continued our turns nonetheless.  As I stare at our miniature character figures, which were just drawings of our characters glued onto thin cardboard, my mind slowly drifts to the day I had first seen these make-shift figures. My first day ever playing Dungeons and Dragons, and the day I experienc
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☺ Photo Essay ☻

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❀ 5 Year Egg ❀

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☞ Professional Biography ☜

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       Kimberly Tran graduated from Verdugo Hills High School with a 4.2 GPA and is currently enrolled at California State University, Northridge as a full-time student. As a biotechnology major, Kimberly aspires to pursue a career in optometry and is actively taking steps to search for opportunities for hands-on experience.       During her high school career, she served as a Teenage Volunteer at the Los Angeles Public Library, Sunland-Tujunga Branch. Additionally, Kimberly was an involved student in the community, managing her school's tennis and volleyball teams and being a founding member of an Asian American and Pacific Islander Student Association. Her four semesters of dedicated studies to Spanish have also granted her membership in La Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica. Ms. Tran’s accomplishments include the AP Scholar Award in 2021, and Principal's Honor Roll in 2022 and 2023. She also excelled in biliteracy, earning both the Seal of Biliteracy for Spanish and Certificado de
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♪ Walking Song ♫

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      I listen to a variety of different genres, mostly depending on my mood. However, I feel like the song that most resonates with me is “Falling Behind” by Laufey. The song is very upbeat and happy, and although it reminds me of elevator music, I like to believe there is meaning behind the choice of rhythm and tune. The theme of the song talks about experiencing loneliness and feeling unlovable due to the inability to find love or experiencing unrequited love. The cheerful tune reminds me of how people often disguise their loneliness or sadness with humor or playfulness. Additionally, these lyrics express how I often feel at times, and some of the lyrics even accurately portray my current relationships in real life. “Falling Behind” is meant for the listeners that are hopeless romantics, and yearn for that spiritual connection, but have difficulty fulfilling these fantasies. I consider myself a hopeless romantic, and listening to this song kind of puts things into perspective on how
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♡ All About Me! ♡

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     Hello everybody! My name is Kimberly Tran, but my friends call me Kim for short. I go by she/her pronouns, and my MBTI is ISFJ. I graduated Verdugo Hills High School in 2023 and am currently enrolled in CSUN as a Biotechnology major. I am working hard towards my bachelor’s degree and am actively searching for opportunities to improve myself and pursue my dream job as an optometrist. In my free time, I like to play online games and go shopping. My favorite pastime, however, is crafting, specifically sewing cute little plushies. I find that expressing myself creatively through different hobbies is the best way for me to represent myself, so I love trying new things. One of the things I cherish most in life is friendship. I enjoy hanging out with friends, even if it just includes us idly sitting around in a phone call all day. I’m a bit introverted, and may look a bit mean at first glance, but if you see me, feel free to say hello!
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