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For me, the past has been all about making progress since I happened to move to the U.S. and had to learn a new language. I came here about five years ago, so the past five years have been adapting to the new surroundings and culture. I honestly think there wasn't a lot of serendipity in my life the past few years since I was always challenged to learn and adjust to new things. However, these days, I do find myself appreciating a lot of things, from our gorgeous campus to amazing people and classes. I feel like I've been leaving a lot of space in my life to allow for serendipity. Everyday, there are so many "gifts" that are presented to me.

I believe that balancing serendipity and drive to make progress is important. If I am always too satisfied with everything, whether bad or good, I would consequently tend to settle with whatever I have. Without the drive to move forward, I would always remain the same. On the other hand, if I'm always driven to make everything better, then I would never be able to find small and big joys in my life.