Hi everyone,

I haven't been updating my blog as much as I'd like, mainly because I've been lazy and procrastinating with my other work. But today, I thought I would finally make a blog post about some changes I've made to my life as well as some random tidbits.

For I believe a couple weeks now, I have been eating a vegan diet. Prior to this, I was eating a pescatarian diet for about a month. I was influenced by some great vegan YouTubers (Freelee the Banana Girl and Stella Rae) and making the change has been great. These past few days I've been limiting my fat intake. For the last couple of months, my skin has been absolutely terrible. I've had acne for many years now, but my skin was never as bad as it has been. I changed up my skincare and makeup products multiple times, but nothing was improving my skin. While doing research, I came across this video by Nina and Randa who are also vegan YouTubers. This led me to Dr. McDougall's diet advice for acne. Although I had been eating vegan and cut out all dairy, I was eating copious amounts of fats. I pretty much had some kind of oil in all of my meals. Because so much of my food contains oil, it is hard for me to completely eradicate all oil from my diet. So now I only have one meal a day that consisted of any fat. Typically, I usually have breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack, and dinner. I only have fat in one of these meals. So I've been eating a lot more fruits, and I have noticed my skin getting better!

I broke my rule a few days ago when I ate two meals, one of which was extremely oily. However, making this change hasn't been too difficult for me. I might make some "What I Eat in a Day" posts for those who want some ideas for vegan food.

One thing I've been worried about is a trip that I'm making this summer to Taiwan and China. All of my family members who live there eat meat, so I'm a bit concerned that I won't be able to maintain my diet there with ease. We will also be eating out a lot, so I won't know exactly what is being used to cook my food. I've heard that there a lot of vegetarian restaurants in Taiwan, so hopefully I'll run into some. I'll also bring as many dates as I can to snack on in case there's nothing for me to eat.

After a few more weeks, I'll be sure to post an update on how my skin is doing. I've only been limiting my fat intake for a few days, so the results haven't been drastic. However, I have noticed my skin is definitely not getting as many new breakouts as it was before.

The next month is going to get really busy for me, as the end of the school year approaches. I've been a little stressed out these past few weeks because of dealing with school work, but I'm trying to improve my stress management skills. I think I'll make another blog post on this topic with links to interesting videos.

I've also been really obsessed with BTS! They're comeback, which I'm so excited for, is next month. They have some really nice songs with meaningful lyrics. I'm not Korean nor do I speak Korean so I can't understand what their saying, so English subtitles are the best. I'm also really excited for Ariana Grande's new album. I'm loving her song Be Alright right now.

That is everything that I'd like to talk about for this blog post. Thank you for reading!

Hi everyone,

This is part two of my trip to San Francisco last week. These two days my sister, mom, and I went on this beautiful hiking trail near the San Francisco Bay to find the best view of the Golden Gate Bridge. The trail was so beautiful and relaxing, since it was right by the ocean. The trail led to a rocky shore where we sat for a couple of minutes, enjoying the scenery. It was extremely windy, so if you are planning to hike around the bridge, be sure to dress warmly.

Later that day we went to the Golden Gate Park and walked around there for a bit. There seemed to be some kind of concert going on that day. From the park we were able to walk to the beach, but we did not stay there for long. It was far too windy compared to the first beach we had gone to earlier and sand was getting everywhere. So we went grocery shopping and went back home.

I bough some Tofurky sausages to try out, but I'm not sure if we cooked them correctly. They tasted very dry so I wouldn't recommend.

The next day, my mom and I went out to the bay once again and found a bike rental shop. We rented two bikes and biked along the bay. Biking along the bay was one of the most fun things I've ever done, as I love biking, and the scenery around us was so beautiful. We biked for around two hours then went to a little cafe called the Ben Thai cafe. I ordered some vegetarian Pad Thai (one of my favourite dishes which you can learn about here) which was very good. Afterwards we packed up our bags and headed to the airport.

This little trip was very fun and relaxing; I'm so thankful the weather was perfect all four days of the trip. I was so happy to see my sister and have a change of scenery. Prior to the trip I was feeling extremely stressed from school and tired of my surroundings. The trip was a nice change of scenery and hearing the ocean waves was very calming. I hope I can visit again soon.

That's all for my post today. Spring break has ended for me, so I'm back to focusing on school work. I'll try my best to keep updating as much as I can.

Thank you for reading!