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a 91 year old man was shoved to the ground in oakland's chinatown, a 64 year old woman was assaulted in san jose
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hello it's seo from tbh studying and i'm here with a march plan with me and as per usual we're going to
start with a flip through of february first. it feels odd to start off march this year because last year
in march that's when everything started to spiral a bit, you know? a year ago, i couldn't have imagined what would
happen next in 2020 but i'm glad we made it through it all.
i asked you guys what you wanted me to talk about for this video on instagram so thank you to everyone who
contributed your idea. i'm gonna go through and answer the most common ones
first off, people were asking "how are you?"
the generic answer to that would be that i'm fine but the honest answer is that i'm hanging in there
thankfully my physical health is improving somewhat but my mental health is a little ragged
nothing out of the ordinary really but otherwise i'm happy that i'm improving, i'm gaining mobility in my hands again
and it seems like my new compression braces are working for my hands and wrists
thank you to everyone who always leaves such kind messages and comments about my health
i'm doing better, i promise, it's just hard to see the progress sometimes with something chronic but the braces are alleviating
the pain. a lot of people have also asked about my courses this semester and now my classes are
the courses i'm taking this semester are genetics, biochemistry, eco-feminism, and ethnographic research methods
i think that the latter two courses were largely inspired by my previous class that i took over j-term
which was environmental justice. i originally had race and ethnicity and the sociology of capitalism as my last two classes
but i switched them to be with professors i liked more.
also the methods course is a requirement for one of my majors
so i decided to take the capitalism course in a later semester
you guys have been really interested in the kinds of classes and topics that i've been studying
after i included some of my presentations in my vlogs.
i'm really excited that you guys are interested in these kinds of things as well!
i think the main takeaway from these kinds of classes is how i've re-evaluated the way i look at our society.
i mean, racism and capitalism are so deeply entrenched in every institution and the united states was literally built on
the backs of enslaved people and that legacy will never be erased, you know what i mean?
structural racism is a real and genuine thing as much as white people like to pretend like it doesn't
and i'm trying to unlearn the stereotypes that i grew up with and understand my positionality better
i've discussed this on a live stream before but before, i used to be more afraid of speaking out about politics
and social justice issues. i started this whole studyblr social media thing when i was young, in 2014 actually,
and at that time, whenever i mentioned something about politics and culture, i used to get a lot of hate dms and
comments that terrified me. as i've gotten older and as i spent more time on social media,
i started to care less and less about what anonymous people on the internet think about me
so now i feel more confident about using my platform for good, including these clips in my vlogs,
and doing the resolutions that i chose to do at the start of the year about social issues
sometimes when i think about myself in the past, i remember how scared and nervous i was whenever i received a hate comment
or a dm criticizing something that i spoke about or something else like the way i looked,
the way i spoke, the way i wrote, and literally everything else they could possibly pick apart about me
people on the internet get really bold for some reason, like i can't think of a single person who
would actually say these kinds of things out loud in person. however i used to try and reinvent my
content and myself to appease these people but at the end of the day, i just can't please everybody
and rather than switching myself to please people, i should be true to myself and be happy with the way that i am.
that means sticking to the study methods and the planning methods that work for me
and it means becoming better at blocking out the hate comments that crop up
otherwise i'm really enjoying my classes this semester. the only class that i'm a little unhappy with is
my biochemistry class and that's mostly because there's not a lot of directions or guidelines or information being given out
i just have to work harder myself during the class to teach the material to myself. my genetics professor is super nice
and my eco-feminism and my anthropology professors are the same professors i had during j term
i also have to declare a major this semester and right now i've settled on biology and medical anthropology double major
i considered doing environmental science as a potential minor but i don't think i can fit it into my schedule
and i'd rather do medical anthropology as a major since i'm more interested in the topic
i just have more credits for environmental science if i chose to take it in that direction right now
i'm excited because i requested my favorite biology professor to be my major advisor for
biology so i'm hoping that gets approved and i also requested my favorite anthropology professor
to be my major advisor for my anthropology major. i originally applied to college saying that i was going to be a biology
and history double major but after taking a wide variety of courses, i've learned so much more about what i genuinely want to study
and what i feel passionate about. i know that it's different in different education systems and in different countries
but in the US, i feel like it's more flexible in terms of choosing majors and as long as you have a plan
for the required credits for the major you want, you can do anything you want
granted, there might be some limitations depending on the university that you're at but so far, my experience has been
that it's all right to take my time deciding what i want to do.
taking different courses that i've never taken before has allowed me to learn more about different subjects
and figure out what i'm actually excited about. another thing that's exciting about my courses this semester
is that i'm taking a methods course in the anthropology department. basically we're discussing different research methods
and how our positionality affects our research which is especially important for anthropology
which is rooted in a lot of colonialist ideas. right now my research proposal that i'm drafting
is looking into the cultural production of gender and sexuality in virtual worlds and online gaming communities
and how people develop and perceive things like gender expression and sexuality in those virtual spaces
i need to look through some more literature on the topic and read some other ethnographies before i
settle on a more specific research question but that's what i'm working on right now. my classmates
are also doing a lot of interesting research into topics like the manifestation of violence
in immigrant communities and the influence of online communities into surrogacy and pregnancy
some of the readings that i've had to do for the class have been confusing and sometimes the focus
on the method rather than the research findings can be a bit dry but it's a better class than i
expected and it's also being taught by my favorite anthropology professor which is definitely a plus
as for my biology research i'm still in the same lab but i got transferred into a different section of the lab if that makes sense.
i'm learning the basic ropes and tricks of neurotoxicology this semester and during the summer
i'm hoping to do some research on the effects of the circadian rhythm on drug absorption
and how it affects neurotoxicology studies. i'm also finishing up my pre-med requirements this semester
so i'm excited to have more flexibility in my schedule for the next two years. i can take more anthropology
courses instead of having to take chemistry classes all the time and i only need three more credits until i complete my biology major
i have more work to do in terms of catching up on credits for an anthropology major if i do decide on taking
that route but at least this time i'll have more flexibility in doing it. i think the only odd thing
about this whole thing is that i'm doing it in the middle of everything going on, if you know what i mean
it feels odd to continue with school and my major and living in my dorm as if nothing changed
but everything did change. a lot of the class structures and policies shifted to accommodate online learning
but instead of it feeling jarring or off, like the past few semesters, now i just feel numb to it all
i don't know if that's a good thing. on one hand, i'm more used to it but on the other hand, i feel like i shouldn't be growing numb
to this literal global event happening, you know, but also sometimes reading the news is so overwhelming
and even though i know that it's a privilege that i get to tap out and feel numb about it, it's just a lot
so i don't know if being numb is the better option. i don't know what the right answer here is but
that's how i'm feeling about class, about this semester, about my major, all of that.
excited but also a little numb about the whole thing.
otherwise that's all from me, hang in there this month and stay safe out there
please remember to take care of yourself this month whether that be physically or mentally
and i am wishing you all the best. thank you so much for watching this video and i will see you in the next video
bye-bye!