SO, I am 29!!!

About two weeks ago when I “suddenly” realized that I am about to enter the last year of my twenties,
I’ve been since then thinking about writing a post to reflect on my 20s.

And I know I just have to do it now instead of when I turn 30.
Why? Well, you know to write an article covering one decade of your life…It does need STRONG motivation at the RIGHT timing 😉

Anyway, so here comes the flashbacks of my crazy (well not really) 20s…

● At 19 I was a nerdy nerdy college student thinking about graduating in two years with double majors

I remember the days when I only got three hours of sleep a day…Later on in my life I’ve got a lot of people asking me why do I sleep so much. I guess now I am just trying to restore the sleep that I missed 10 years ago lol
But if you asked me why I chose my two majors (Mass Communications and Japanese)…well the truth is, at the time I just didn’t want to walk other people’s path 😛

If I were asked to describe my first two years at college, I’d say they were pretty much filled with books, classes, papers, MSN and homeless/crazy people.

And then you know, college life can’t be complete without a love story (if one-sided counts too :P)…

● When I was 21, just right before I was about to complete all my required units to graduate, I realized that I didn’t really have much memories about my college years so far except the nights in the library, staying up until 5am trying to finish my papers and a crush that never worked out (Yeah I know, it’s kinda pathetic). So I decided that ①I am going to be more active–so I joined the school badminton club, which I think was def one of the best crews I met during my school years 🙂

And ②, I decided to go study abroad in Japan for a year.
And within that year, I think I’ve gained more friends than ever in the 22 years of my life lol
I became friends with other UC exchange students

And then more friends by playing badminton 🙂


I honestly think friendship is what strengthen your communication skills…
Especially when you skipped Japanese classes to go to badminton practices or hangouts lol

● And then I graduated when I was 22 🙂

Unsure about what’s next, I moved back home and started my first job two months later.

But just a few months into my job, I decided to go back to school in Japan.
Why? Message me and I’ll share with you in private 😉 It was another crazy crazy story by its own.

I can’t be thankful enough to have such an amazing family that just keep supporting me unconditionally throughout the way even when they had no idea what I am doing or thinking (which I didn’t either…). But I know for sure that without their support I would definitely not be sitting in my cozy little studio in Tokyo right now and sharing this with you.

During my two years of graduate school, I again met a lot of great friends, got to go to Europe for the first time, panicked for the first time in Thailand because none of my languages work there…and most importantly, I started a great church life 🙂

And I got a job offer three months before I graduated. Three years later I graduated from the company and just recently joined what I personally think the best financial information company 🙂

The funny thing is, when I said I did not want to walk other people’s path back in college…I meant 1. IT and 2. finance. After avoiding studying anything related to these two fields and even running away from Silicon Valley…I got my first job in Japan working as an tech-focused VC associate for almost three years, and I am now working as a financial analyst. So I guess never say never–you might have the passion for something that you think you hate just like me 😛 And to be honest, I still can’t really see how I ended up at where I am now but all I can say is I AM LOVING IT!!!

The past 10 years have truly been an adventure for me, what I shared here cannot do its justice.
There were definitely a lot of ups and downs, happy moments and sad moments. But I would say that it’s one amazing decade and I am glad how unpredictable everything was and how everything turned out.

Starting a new life in a new country was never easy. I miss my family and friends and the California chillness every once in a while. It broke my heart when my baby dog left me to Heaven two years after I moved to Japan. But it is one incredible journey that I think when I become an obaachan 50 years later I will be so proud to share with my grandkids 🙂

從19歲的小書呆到29歲的金融分析師 我真的不知道我這十年的路是怎麼走的◟( ˘•ω•˘ )◞
但謝謝ㄧ路支持陪伴我的 家人朋友 還有我的神
沒有你們 我想我應該走到ㄧ半就摔死了 也有可能 走到ㄧ半就坐下來原定不動了(๑･㉨･๑)
雖然真的沒有辦法想像自己進入了三十代前的最後ㄧ站
但真的很期待新的ㄧ年出現的新祝福及挑戰 ╭( ･ㅂ･)و

我是幸福的姚喵喵 (✿´ ꒳ ` )♡