JUMP!

The bustle of people, yeah classes are starting again.

That's fine tho, mei wenti a.
now I'm with my friends.
Summer was pretty quiet in the home town,
so I skipped a shore or two.
But what makes me feel best is being able to rest

Knowing what I want to do.

Don't ask where I'll work twenty years from now;
Many actors have a hand in that game.
Ask where I'll be for the next week--
No day is exactly the same.

Tiao Wu Lao Hu,

Dancing Tiger.
Or something like that, in Chinese.
The token Bgirl in my crew,
I'll jump til I can't control my knees.

In the morning, Korean,
First thing.
Afternoon? It's Japanese. 

Then IR and foreign trade,
til 5pm--then I parade.

No place in the gym for a bgirl spot, 
That's fine; an empty classroom will do.
I can move those desks and break right here--
And later? With the crew!

They're all from China--except for me--
So they always speak Chinese. 
Never took that class, but guess what else?
If you really love it, a professor's something you don't need.

Your inspiration and motivation 
Are really the major key.

Can't get out of bed? 
Don't think about that class you dread,
The cold, confusion or regrets--
First thing in the A.M. 
Don't let those thoughts in your head.

What is it you love?

Haven't found it yet?
That's fine too! Don't regret
"wasted" time, or 'unsurities';
Try new things, look around

REALLY SEARCH

Is what I mean. 

Look down the office corridors, 
Talk to this director or that.
They don't have the group you want?
You're here now--CHANGE THAT.

Music, Languages, Dancing too,
Cultures, People, occasionally free Food.

Places, Books, Coffee, Lunch,
Basketball, Breaking, Working--it's true!!
Find what you like, do what you love--and if you don't,
make it your short-term goal. 
Repeat.

One thing leads to another--so don't give up!
Start where you can, 
Branch out from there
and always

TRY NEW THINGS.

We have that opportunity.
Don't stand still too long; mentally or physicall just 'get up' and 'move'!
Don't let your opportunities go unnoticed by you.

Too old to start? I'm calling
BULL.

If you love the game, just love it
even if it 'doesn't love you'.
(Shout-out to Bball, pop dancing,
singing and flexibility--yeah, I'm in that boat too)

But I like these things.
They're fun to do.
No one's watching? I don't care!
Time to practice and improve.

Sometimes what went unexplained for years
can be learned in a few minutes
If you remember to rest,
take care of yourself,
Give it your best
when you take that book back off the shelf.

(Basketball... that's ALL you)

Love yourself, love others too
Don't waste yourself, or hurt yourself--
and with your heart
JUST STAY TRUE.