{"id":14250,"date":"2022-11-26T16:02:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T21:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/?page_id=14250"},"modified":"2025-01-26T20:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T01:16:37","slug":"personaljournal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/personaljournal\/","title":{"rendered":"personalJournal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-20555 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd multi-big with-slider post-20555 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journal tag-667 tag-spain tag-world-cup\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><a href='https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/author\/ashtonnekolah\/' class='post-author-format-type'><span class='rounded-container'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Featuredblog_thoughts-100x100.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-81 photo\" alt=\"Ashton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Featuredblog_thoughts-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Featuredblog_thoughts-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 81px) 100vw, 81px\" \/><span class='iconfont avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='pencil' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello' ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"25\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 25 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M22.976 5.44q1.024 1.024 1.504 2.048t0.48 1.536v0.512l-8.064 8.064-9.28 9.216-7.616 1.664 1.6-7.68 9.28-9.216 8.064-8.064q1.728-0.384 4.032 1.92zM7.168 25.92l0.768-0.768q-0.064-1.408-1.664-3.008-0.704-0.704-1.44-1.12t-1.12-0.416l-0.448-0.064-0.704 0.768-0.576 2.56q0.896 0.512 1.472 1.088 0.768 0.768 1.152 1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The World Cup 2026\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/category\/journal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Journal<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/the-world-cup-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The World Cup 2026\">The World Cup 2026<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview multi-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a 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27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-07-19T17:52:00-04:00\" >July 19, 2026<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/author\/ashtonnekolah\/\" rel=\"author\">Ashton<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_0453.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1536<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ashton<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/My-Retina-Version-LT.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ashton<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-07-19T17:52:00-04:00\" >2026-07-19 17:52:00<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-07-21 15:13:19<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The World Cup 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-20548 post-loop-2 post-parity-even multi-big with-slider post-20548 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-journal tag-667 tag-4th-july\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><a href='https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/author\/ashtonnekolah\/' class='post-author-format-type'><span class='rounded-container'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt='Ashton' src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Featuredblog_thoughts-100x100.jpg\" 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July\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/category\/journal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Journal<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/the-4th-of-july\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The 4th Of July\">The 4th Of July<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview multi-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/the-4th-of-july\/\"  title=\"img_0235\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"845\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_0235-845x321.png\" class=\"wp-image-20550 avia-img-lazy-loading-20550 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"The 4th Of July\" title=\"The 4th Of July\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/the-4th-of-july\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-07-04T13:25:00-04:00\" >July 4, 2026<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/author\/ashtonnekolah\/\" rel=\"author\">Ashton<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_0235.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1536<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ashton<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/My-Retina-Version-LT.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Ashton<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-07-04T13:25:00-04:00\" >2026-07-04 13:25:00<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-07-21 13:44:09<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The 4th Of July<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-18063 post-loop-3 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minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview multi-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/memorial-day\/\"  title=\"memorialday_journal\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"845\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/memorialday_journal-845x321.png\" class=\"wp-image-18067 avia-img-lazy-loading-18067 attachment-entry_with_sidebar size-entry_with_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"Memorial Day\" title=\"Memorial Day\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/memorial-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg 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href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/author\/ashtonnekolah\/\" rel=\"author\">Ashton<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/wp-content\/uploads\/memorialday_journal.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1792<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ashton<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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8.064-9.28 9.216-7.616 1.664 1.6-7.68 9.28-9.216 8.064-8.064q1.728-0.384 4.032 1.92zM7.168 25.92l0.768-0.768q-0.064-1.408-1.664-3.008-0.704-0.704-1.44-1.12t-1.12-0.416l-0.448-0.064-0.704 0.768-0.576 2.56q0.896 0.512 1.472 1.088 0.768 0.768 1.152 1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Happy Chinese New Year\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/category\/journal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Journal<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashtonesia.com\/intl\/chinese-new-year-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Happy Chinese New Year\">Happy Chinese New Year<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview 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