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Hey everyone!!! It's been so long! How's everyone doing? So, I know you're gonna be like, the irony of this girl for talking about this community dying then leaving herself for so long but hear me out, this is not my fault, okay, my teachers make the finals routine, I don't. But I know everyone missed me (let's ignore the silence) so I'm back! But here's the thing, I realized that most of my posts are not necessarily about stem, these are things that all students might read or some of them may even relate to working people, so, I've decided to open my own newsletter on substack, yay! So, from now on, you can find me on both here and substack or if you wanna look at a more professional side, LinkedIn is always an option but, from now on, I'll try to write here then also post those things on my newsletter so more people can find them and maybe even shift some of my old posts to my newsletter but since it is a personal newsletter, I will be adding more personal experiences and such, these are posts you might not see me post on skool so, if you like reading my posts, be sure to check out my newsletter, I mean, it's still pretty blank since I just started but it's about to get really fun really quick so, better prepare by staying tooned. Anyways, thanks you so much for reaching this far, here's the link to my first newsletters where I covered my October shenanigans: https://open.substack.com/pub/rudaiba/p/the-more-you-fall-back-the-further?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=47zbbv

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As some of you may know, I do research on Korea's education system. Though I've been doing it for just less than a month(so relatively new), an unexpected thing happened. I sent an email with a question to a author/professor of a book I was reading, which is titled "Competitive Education is Barbaric". And you know what? He replied. And he wants to make a CALL with me! Now, what does this show? Just last month, I was a non-enthusiastic researcher. But after I was introduced to this community, I was motivated to pursue my own research, which led me to this event happening. I can't hide my excitement... I'm just happy! And I'm sure you guys can achieve this level of success too. Just remember that the faster you start, the better the outcome. Don't hesitate, and keep going forward. UPDATE: I had the call today, and I must say, it was a very motivating experience! But I do have a question. At the end, he said "call me again if you have any more questions", in a kind of hurried way. What do you think this means?

Quote 1: “There is only one page left to write on. I will fill it with words of only one syllable. I love. I have loved. I will love.” - Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle Quote 2: “Why can’t people have what they want? The things were all there to content everybody; yet everybody has got the wrong thing.”- Ford Madox Ford, The Good Soldier Quote 3: “Let’s just allow ourselves to be whatever it is we are.” - Andrew Largeman, Garden State Quote 4: “It’s not destroying. It's making something new.” - Lena, Annihilation Quote 5: “I was taught the way of progress was never swift nor easy.” - Marie Curie Quote 6: “That’s what I consider true generosity: you give your all, and yet you always feel as if it cost you nothing.” - Simone de Beauvoir Quote 7: “What is a man but the sum of his memories? We are the stories we live. The tales we tell ourselves.” - Clay Kaczmarek, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Quote 8: “I’m sure an answer will come to you. Wisdom takes time.” - Sonia, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom I Capture the Castle is a book written by Dodie Smith and published in 1948. The book focuses on the 17 year old protagonist Cassandra Mortmain in the year 1934. Mortmain keeps a diary that she fills over the course of a few months which reflects on her life at her home, the ruined Suffolk Castle. The journal entities also are filled with information on her family. By the time the story ends, Mortmain’s outlook on life changes drastically and her family’s situation has also changed. Dodie Smith wrote this book as she was feeling homesick during the second world war. She had moved to the US from England and these emotions are detailed within her book. Dodie Smith is probably most well recognized for her book 101 Dalmations which later became a Disney movie. Dodie Smith died in 1990. The quote from I Capture the Castle reflects Mortmain’s growth throughout the book as she matures and falls in love. All throughout her time journaling, during this incredibly turbulent time in history, Mortmain has been describing the world around her. Now, she has reached the final page of her story and fills it with the one emotion that she wishes to have and share with another whom she cares about. Love. Remember to love what you do in life.