Welcome to the year 2023! It’s hard to believe the first month has already come to an end. Time flies like the train in the movie Unstoppable, always going 60 miles per hour, never slowing down. This year, I’m going to try something different. Some people want to know what I’ve been doing lately, and a part of me I want to talk about it. My life is quite different from most people’s. The reason I don’t share much is that I don’t go out much; I mostly stay home and find small things to keep myself busy. At night, I watch basketball or other sports. My life may not be exciting, but instead of focusing on what I wish I were doing, I spend most of my day gaining knowledge and reaching out to others.

The best thing I did in January was when my mom took me to renew my state ID. At the same time, my brother got his driving license! Afterwards, we celebrated by going to Golden Corral, one of my favorite restaurants. Now I have another driver to take me places and feed me.

One thing I learned was that the inside of our ears is so sensitive to touch because there is no extra layer of skin. A few nights after Christmas, I accidentally scratched the inside of my ear and didn’t think much of it. But then, blood began flowing out. I shouted and my parents put pressure on the spot. Twenty minutes later, the bleeding finally stopped. It was really strange. Three weeks later, my mom drove me to see an ear doctor because I kept having sharp pains in my ear drum. The doctor pulled out a layer of dry blood. Since then, I haven’t had any more pain.