Lael - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I am a full time grad student at Cal State Fullerton. I work in the speech and hearing clinic on campus and as a private tutor. My two main philosophies are that life is about the journey, not the destination, and that "Happiness is a habit," as my grandma always says. These mantras help me to live in the moment and keep a positive outlook day to day. I feel lucky that I have found a field (speech-language pathology) where I not only have the opportunity to help people, but also to be intellectually challenged. I'm excited to start working with clients in my graduate studies and applying all the stuff I learned in my undergrad career. I also make delicious soup, according to some.

My Interests

Karate-I'm a brown belt, I like to do katas (forms), I don't like to spar, Spanish-I try to maintain my semi-fluency by reading books in Spanish, listening to music in Spanish, and watching TV and movies in Spanish, Crosstitch-I've been working on the same lighthouse for two years now, so I obviously don't have much free time, School-I enjoy my classes most of the time, I know, I'm a nerd, Cycling-I blame Steve for this, I mostly just watch pro cycling on TV, although I do ride my bike to school fairly frequently, Reading-See below, Monkeys/Apes-I am borderline obsessed with them, I have a framed picture of a baby orangutan in my living room, Cooking-I have a bread machine and a crockpot that I enjoy a lot because they are so easy to use, I also like to make pound cake (Grandma's recipe), Board games-The only people who will usually play with me are my brothers and my parents, though, Wine tasting-It sounds pretentious, but it's actually really fun, Xena-My roommate's Husky, he lets me take her on walks sometimes

Music:

I like too many artists to name. Anything from Bad Religion to Les Miserables to Juanes.

Movies:

My favorite is Life is Beautiful, an Italian film with English subtitles, even though I pretty much cry throughout the entire movie. I also like Whale Rider, In America, Amelie, Big Night, and All Dogs Go To Heaven.

Television:

Jeopardy, Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, Scrubs, The Office, Supernanny, Malcom in the Middle, Family Guy, Judge Judy

Books:

I love to read. It is my favorite pastime. I like dorky stuff, but that is the story of my life. I like the series "People of the ___" by Gear. They are fictional books about Native Americans with real archeological data woven into the stories. I like Sidney Sheldon, John Irving, Orson Scott Card, and Jean Auel. I liked "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" by Mark Haddon a lot. I also like to read the same book in Spanish and English at the same time to practice my Spanish skills.