Full confession: I am as caught up in the irrationality and blind fandom of Linsanity as it is humanly possible to be. As a Taiwanese American who spent a significant portion of my life growing up in Taiwan, I realize this is pretty much expected from my background alone. If the Jeremy Lin bandwagon has a bulletproof, criticism-free section, I’m sitting squarely in it.

Still, I like to think of myself as someone who is not easily susceptible to blind ethnic pride.

When we first chose singer-songwriter Clara Chung as one of Mochi’s Top 15 Undergrads back in summer 2010, we knew there was something special about the spunky, fresh college graduate who had just launched her music career.

Korean Americans Nicky Lee, Flowsik, and Eddie Shin each had stellar individual careers overseas before forming Aziatix. Nicky Lee, who was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, earned fame as part of the popular Taiwanese hip hop group, Machi, in 2003 and later released five solo albums, which helped him earn the award for Best Male Singer at the Golden Melody Awards in 2007. Flowsik, a composer and rapper since age 15, was born and raised in Queens, NY. He garnered fame in New York’s underground hip-hop scene and was later mentored and co-signed by hip hop legend Ice-T. Eddie Shin, a talented singer/songwriter, also had a love of music at a young age, writing songs since he was 16. He debuted as a solo artist in 2005 and received positive reviews before deciding to take time off and study music at New York University.

In two weeks, I’m moving to New York.

There—I said it. I’ve been putting off writing the first part to this two-part series chronicling my postgrad life because the idea of writing that opening sentence was freaking me out. It’s like sending out a press release that I am following through on this crazy plan to uproot from my comfortable life on my parents’ couch to a friend’s couch in an extremely crowded, costly, and cold city where people my age flock every year in hopes of achieving their (potentially unrealistic) dreams that (most certainly) get crushed. Writing these sentences seals my fate.

January may be over, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to start over with a clean slate. This year, Mochi is thinking that healthy bodies are essential to everything we do, so we’re setting a few new resolutions to follow. Want to join us on our campaign? Here are seven ways you can start.