Dr. Gloria Park

04/03/2026

04/02/2026

Things I learned to catch the peak bloom of cherry blossoms in Washington DC after working 6 days 🍒🌸🎀✨

1. You can find parking near Tidal Basin if you get there before 7:30am

2. Portrait mode & 2x zoom is your best friend ✨

3. Walk counterclockwise if your better side is on the left; walk clockwise if your better side is on the right!

4. Whites are wonderful outfits to go with pink 🤍

5. To maximize photoshoot in midst of a big crowd, watch YouTube tutorials on cherry blossoms photoshoots 😆 by the time it was 9am it was super packed 😳

6. AI is wonderful for removing people in the background waow~ you can do that on iPhone photo app now too!

I was exhausted after working 6 days but it was so worth going to DC for the famous cherry blossoms~ highly highly recommend! 🦷🌸🌱

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03/19/2026

“I am not an owner dentist, I am not yet financially stable, old, and experienced enough to lead this group. Maybe this is a one time thing.”

These were my excuses as I prayed to God and prepared for the second , filled with self-doubt and anxiety. It’s only been 9 months since our first dental mission trip last year, and I was tired.

They say first time is the hardest with anything, but I think second time was harder.

It is easy to go on a dental mission trip just once. It’s harder to do it again, and again.

To prepare the supplies, check on the equipments, making sure we have enough of everything to do dental cleanings, fillings, root canal therapies, and extractions.

The invisible work leading up to the trip. Many meetings to coordinate. To finding amazing dentists & dental students to serve the marginalized in Dominican Republic in the middle of March together.

Somehow, God filled my cup with so much abundance.
I asked myself and to God if I should keep going.
I let go and let God. He answered, “yes.”

A group of 7 dentists, 6 dental students, & a non-dental volunteer. 14 members. Treated roughly 260 patients with procedures over 300+ over the course of 2.5 days.

Lives prayed. Prayers in return. Warm hugs. Banters and laughs.

Strangers coming for an encounter to not only receive dental treatment, but also experience the love of Christ.

What moved me the most this time were the stories of our mission team members.

Despite their own personal challenges and difficulties, they showed up and served the patients with so much kindness and love. Thank you for coming and serving and pouring your heart, not just to the patients but also to each other.

I got to come to DR and see God is good 🦷🌱✨

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:16-18

02/23/2026

2.23.26 There finally comes the time I turn 35 & remember all the silly promises I made to myself and my friends for this milestone birthday (aka by this point I should have a house or a Samoyed). As a woman, it signifies a lot of things and surprisingly, I found myself free & liberated from the pressure I’ve been putting on myself to have achieved or done certain things by this age. It also baffles me how I got here because I still feel 21 inside~ ㅋㅋㅋ 🔥✌🏼

To the Gloria at age 18 who wondered what life would be like at age 35, I would tell you problems don’t magically straighten themselves by a certain age, and new challenges will come forth. That there actually was no need to rush myself to things just because of some biological timeline, that what truly matters is your heart and the person you are becoming at every moment. To feel and think and try differently, and simply gaze at the beauty of life that God has given you, is the gift that He gave us during our time on earth. Through the highs and lows of life and all the questions I asked God as I’ve been sprinting at 100mph, I’m at like a first checkpoint of a marathon, realizing there’s a lot more to life than just chasing deadlines before ‘turning 35’

It’s okay to let yourself be, that God has a plan greater than your mind & what you think you need according to His perfect plan, timing, and design for you. That I should have lots of fun without looking at the time! There had been times I questioned why I was alive, but today I am truly grateful for all the adventures I’ve had so far and the love and joy I get to share with others. I got to overcome obstacles, create meaningful initiatives & communities, grow in my skills and confidence as a dentist, share my journeys and make friends on social media, list goes on. Some of my ‘I can’t believe I got to do that’ moments.

My most sincere thank you’s to people who sent their outpouring happy birthday messages & celebrated with me 🥺❤️ I am genuinely happy to have lived my life so far & am excited for what’s to come, one day, one year, one decade at a time 🦷🌱✨

So… let’s freaking rock my next decade! Cheers to ~life~

01/27/2026

Do your own thing even if it gets scary with all the what if’s and uncertainties ahead. Even if people around you may not get it. There’s lots of growth on the road less travelled ✨

01/27/2026

Believe in yourself & carve your own path - even if it gets scary with all the what if’s & uncertainties ahead & people around you may not get it. There’s lots of growth on the road less travelled ✨

Happy toothday (feels more like Monday after the snow dat) everyone - hope you are braving the snow & cold weather this morning for those affected! 🦷🌱