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Conception
Concieved around this time -
Birth
Tiffany Kwon was born -
First Two Years: Biosocial; Breastfeeding Ended
After about six months after I was born, my mother stopped breast feeding and switched exclusively to formula feeding. -
First Two Years: Cognitive: Breaking A Vase
Around mid-March '94, as a result of my very curious mind, I knocked down a vase that my parents got from a friend for their wedding, that my mother keeps reminding me of to this day. -
FIrst Two Years: Psychosocial; Learning English
My parents are immigrants from Korea with very poor Englsih skills, so right before I turned two years old, my parents made me watch a lot of American TV to learn English. -
Early Childhood: Psychosocial; Moving to CA
My family moved from New York City to Los Angeles, resulting in me losing all of the friends that I made when I was really young and having to completely start over in an unfamiliar, new environment. -
Early Childhood: Biosocial; Writing Lefthanded
I met my first lefthanded person in school and tried to imitate them by writing with my left hand. I was, predictably, not successful. -
Early Childhood: Cognitive; Language Shift
After entering school and conversing mostly in English with my fellow classmates, I begin to lose my Korean language skills -
Middle Childhood: Biosocial; ADHD
On a teacher's recommnedation, I go to the doctor and am diagnosed with ADHD -
Middle Childhood: Cognitive; Standardized Testing
In second grade, all the kids at my school took their first standardized tests -
Middle Childhood: Psychosocial; Aunt Dies
One of my maternal aunts dies, becoming the first time that I experienced a death in the family -
Adolescence: Biosocial; First Period
When I was around 11-and-a-half years old, I had my first period, indicating the beginning of puberty -
Adolescence: Psychosocial; First Boyfriend
In the first half of seventh grade, I got my first boyfriend. Although it only lasted a few months, it was a great experience to prepare me for the future. -
Adolescence: Cognitive; Religious Questioning
I began to question my parents teachings and slowly split from my parents' teachings about Christianity. -
Emerging Adulthood: Cognitive; Starting College
I left home in LA to go to Ann Arbor, Michigan to start my college career at the University of Michigan. -
Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial; Eating Well
After gaining my Freshman 15, I made the very conscious choice that I was going to start eating more healthy. -
Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial; First Fulltime Job
Goal: During the summer after I finish college, I hope to start my first fulltime job in finance in New York City. -
Adulthood: Psychosocial; Marriage
Goal: By the time I turn 26, I want to get married to my current long-term boyfriend of three years. -
Adulthood: Biosocial; First Child
Goal: I hope to have my first child when by the time I turn 28 and to have a second child within the following four years. -
Adulthood: Cognitive; Non-Profit Work
Goal: By the time I turn 40, I want to start my own non-profit charitable organization that focuses on urban poverty and education policy in Los Angeles. -
Late Adulthood: Biosocial; Avoiding Secondary Aging
Goal: I will maintain a healthy lifestyle that includes frequent exercise and healthy eating in order to prevent secondary aging -
Late Adulthood: Psychosocial; Retirement
Goal: I will retire at the age of 70 and then lead a quiet life of taking care of my grandchildren, growing old with my husband, and volunteering. -
Late Adulthood: Cognitive; Nursing Home Move
Goal: I will move into a nursing home to have full-time staff watching over me as I follow my family's pattern of suffering from Alzheimer Disease -
Death
I predict that I will die at the age of 90