FLAKES | NATHAN CHEN

FIVE

FEBRUARY 20TH, 2019

NATHAN

I have a dilemma

Oh? And what is causing Avery the Great to have a dilemma?

Next semester

I'm looking at my classes that I want to take but I don't know what I want to do with my life

Don't we pick classes after spring break?

Yes

But this is me we are talking about

Ahhh

So you decided to plan early and over think before you needed to

Exactly

Oh Nathan you know me so well

Sadly I do

Rude

Whoops

But seriously though, what ideas do you have with what you want to do

Math teacher is still an option

That's the thing I love helping people but I can't handle more than one

Plus I want to be able to move around in life

Not just tied down with one education certification in one state

Understandable

Something with physics?

I am barely surviving organic chem

Also sounds meh

Okkk

Accountant? Might have to just take some business classes

A lot of the stuff for that can be over the phone so you can travel

Huh, actually like the idea of that one

Smart

Thank you thank you

A financial manager is kind of like that too

They can travel and make way more money

Oooooo

I like money

😂😂 glad to know where your loyalties lie

Hey

In this day an age you need some money to survive

That is very true

Ok what about this

What if you are like an online tutor

You've been doing great with me and I didn't know shit

So like I literally could make a website and just teach kids online

Correct

Nathan Chen you are a genius

I know 😏

I take it back

You are an idiot

Yale seems to disagree with that statement

Ok Mr. Big shot

No need to bluff

Apparently I did

But seriously tho

You could be some manager for a big company and then help some kids on the weekend

Tutors get paid like over 100$ now

I'm liking this idea very much

Thank you, I will now be looking at classes I need for this

Glad I could help

What about you

What do you want to do in the amazing economic system of the untied states

Honestly

No idea

Ah the answer of every college student

Haha yes

I think I'm going to do something in the medical field

But I am someone who likes to travel a lot

I guess you get some leeway with being a doctor or something like that I can just move hospitals

With the way my life's going right now I feel like I have no time to think

Oh Nathan

Are we about to get deep and philosophical?

😂maybe

I'm serious though

If you want to talk I'm hear too listen

The thing is I can't talk about it

Not yet at least

Alright well then why don't you tell me how your feeling without telling me what's going on

I feel like everyone is watching me and
I can't let anyone down and I have let people down much this past year. My family has
done a lot for me to be in this point in my life
and I can't just let them down again. I feel
like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders right now

Nathan I think what you need to do is take a step back

You're feelings are valid and it's ok to feel that you need to do this for your family

But I want you to know that you are only human and there is only so much that you can do

I don't know what is going on, and you definitely don't have to tell me, but I think you should focus more on yourself and doing what best for you then what's best for other people

You're right

You are really smart Avery

Why thank you

And whatever is going on right now, do it for you and not for anyone else

I don't think you realize how much I needed those words right now

Well I'm very happy I could help

I'm going to finish planning out my classes

Are you good now?

Better then ever

Thanks Avery

No problem Nathan