Bucket List

Updated on December 18, 2024.

Overseas Travel

I have lived about roughly 20 years outside of the US before returning home.

Visit Vietnam more often - I am ready to spend more time in Vietnam again. Two years away made me better appreciate the country. Also, I miss the food and a certain special somebody.
Improve my Vietnamese - I do not want to be fluent, but I want to be able to speak at least Intermediate Vietnamese. That means working on the tones more.
Visit my Kazakh Host Family - I really do miss my Kazakh sisters and even the young Kazakh brother. Gulzhan makes the best lagman. I had to cancel my August 2024 trip to Kazakhstan for security reason.
Visit Jamaica Yearly - I visited Jamaica in July 2024. Photos will be posted here soon. I plan to visit once per year for my projects.
Visit Japan and South Korea - I once thought I could live in Japan, now I just want to visit there. I figured I can do it at the same time I visit South Korea. Not sure when. My flights tend to pass through Seoul a lot.

Setup an AI related IT startup - I still have this passion. I have friends encouraging me.
Create my own health/fitness app - I will explain more in this blog. Before I started with my current position, I was working on my fitness app.
Create my own LLM to help students learn English - A dream. I am still working on the idea.
Write a short novel - I keep starting, I never get back two chapters.
Write my own book - Same as above.