The Blog of Elaine Wang

31 August 2016 I told my self a while back that I wanted to change myself because I became afraid of caring too much. I was afraid because I know it hurts so much when you feel like you're the only one that cares. I decided that I should change because I know that all relationships have a high potential to end, so...

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19 August 2016 I find it often that in Asian culture, children don’t talk about their problems to their parents. I can’t speak for everyone, but this is true in my family. I always find it funny when teachers or counselors at school tell us to explain to our parents our stress, issues, etc. because it just isn’t something my family does. In...

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12 August 2016 Okay so this has been bothering me for a while but I don't really know what to do about it. Well I do know; I just don't want to do it. Basically it makes me really sad and uncomfortable when people don't credit me when they use my photos. Granted, my photos aren't anything incredible and I'm sure they think...

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[I wrote this essay as my final assignment of Honors American Literature, which was a personal narrative. Mr. Carpenter wanted us to learn that absolute occurrence is irrelevant as displayed in The Things They Carried. This was the essay I turned in and read to the class. I was unsure of what to write about (as I'm sure we all were), especially because...

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8 August 2016 It's college admissions season and with it comes the arduous process of writing a bunch of mind numbing essays that are supposed to showcase myself without them actually knowing myself. I get mixed answers when I search for what the admissions offices want. Sometimes it makes sense, but a lot of the times it doesn't. People say they don't want...

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I don't like the pictures I took today. They are boring and not beautiful. I feel bad because it was photos of a girl's surprise party, a snapshot of their lives, and I couldn't do it justice. ...

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