June was a pretty crazy month (like all the months have been recently...ð ). I worked hard to finish my classes (half done now!) and had lots of fun socialization times.
books ð
Designing Your Life — halfway thru! Having a book club really makes things so much more enjoyable, and I feel like I'm getting more out of the book as well — knowing I have to lead a discussion later gives me accountability for both reading pace and completing all the exercises within xD
Tiny Experiments — started this one recently; looking forward to learning from it!
games played ðŪ
Tiny Garden — collected all the stickers, furniture, cloud variations, dye variations, and farmers!
Tiny Isle — revisited after a while! boy, am I glad for Steam cloud xD
Hello Kitty Island Adventure — I think I'm nearly done with the main storyline! levelling up friendships was kinda annoying but otherwise this was definitely my chill-and-relax game of the month
Starsand Island — finally finished all the farmer certifications so I'm pretty much done with all the 'story' part now
League of Legends — played a few games with friends
Rain on Your Parade — replaying one of my fav games ever (and the first game I completely played through!)
My Leisure Time — such a cute and relaxing game with mini game options ð becoming a staple mobile game for me
The Almanac — a new mobile app I downloaded that contains collections of different types of puzzles; loving it so far!
food pics ðļ
mushroom pizza from the Forum Cafe
homemade cheese ball from someone's birthday party
yummy miso egg drop soup with curry udon
drink from Tea Bar
my absolute fav lab snack
Theo made insanely delicious shawarma chicken
meat-filled something, Brazilian style
tacos from Carmel Market
chicken and fries at some American event
special ice cream I found from the store!
delicious stir fry from Wok to Walk
made some spicy miso soup
people, places, and things
drew something random on Procreate
our food tour guide in Tel Aviv
free beer at university for Community Day lol
free groceries for Community Day — this is a super cool food saving initiative that basically takes produce that would be thrown away by supermarkets, sorts it into edible/inedible, then gives them away for free
happy birthday USA!!!
project updates ð ïļ
Not a lot this month ð too busy with school :((
Miscellaneous
- Personal Hub — playing around using AI to add features
achievements & accomplishments âĻ
checklist â
â wrote my 2026 May recap
âïļ continued to read Designing Your Life
âïļ started reading Tiny Experiments
learning ð
â finished How To Improve Your Writing In 10 Simple Steps (cert)
â finished Human-Centered AI (cert)
âïļ working on Chinese for HSK 4 (over halfway!)
âïļ working on Mini Medical School: Introduction to Medical Science
other ð
â did a lot of homework for school
â did some freelance consulting
â gave two presentations for the end of the semester
â did a final project on AI and defamation
other stuff I did ð ïļ
- attended a young adults BBQ gathering
- met with a mom to discuss homeschooling ideas
- went on a food tour in the Carmel Market in Tel Aviv
- got voluntold to water plants ðŠī
- registered for MozFest and started planning a short trip to Spain
things I'm thankful for ð
- I got a little sick at the end of June, but it wasn't too bad.
- Had some great conversations with people.
- My professor said my presentation was "superbly clear", which made me very happy.
- Enjoyed my book club meetings!
~Catherine ð