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So the summer is finally winding down. This has certainly been the most eventful summer I've had... probably ever. I spent two months at UConn doing what I love, with some really great people. When that ended this month, I couldn't help but think that it was over far too soon (though driving to Connecticut every day is something I could have done without :-P).
When I wasn't concocting in the lab, I was home with what really has become my family. I've never been so at ease or as comfortable as I feel when I'm here. It's like, I go out and face the world, combating stress or frustration or life in general - and at the end of the day, I walk through that door and it's instantly relieved. I don't have to worry about what I might find when I get home or what else I might have to deal with. I don't have to worry about pulling myself in and shielding out the ignorance, or secluding myself in my room and shutting people out. It's a new and welcome feeling to actually want to interact with the people I live with, one that I've had barely a year to get used to. It's also strange that I genuinely care about these people, and that I think about them (in positive ways) when I'm not home. I'm so lucky, in fact, that I get to see two of the people I care about most, my two best friends, at work as well. I'm quite literally surrounded with people that I love.
Now that I've gotten the mushy love fest out of the way. :-P
This is my last year until I finally get my bachelor's. Apparently, this is the most important year, the one that really matters. I have to start really looking at graduate schools, internships, etc, etc. I have to formulate a resume and put it out there for job consideration. All of this makes me more than a little nervous, but I'm definitely ready for it.
I still have that feeling that life really can't get any better - and then it does. I'm constantly amazed at what I've been missing, and so incredibly grateful that I am now utterly complete.
When I wasn't concocting in the lab, I was home with what really has become my family. I've never been so at ease or as comfortable as I feel when I'm here. It's like, I go out and face the world, combating stress or frustration or life in general - and at the end of the day, I walk through that door and it's instantly relieved. I don't have to worry about what I might find when I get home or what else I might have to deal with. I don't have to worry about pulling myself in and shielding out the ignorance, or secluding myself in my room and shutting people out. It's a new and welcome feeling to actually want to interact with the people I live with, one that I've had barely a year to get used to. It's also strange that I genuinely care about these people, and that I think about them (in positive ways) when I'm not home. I'm so lucky, in fact, that I get to see two of the people I care about most, my two best friends, at work as well. I'm quite literally surrounded with people that I love.
Now that I've gotten the mushy love fest out of the way. :-P
This is my last year until I finally get my bachelor's. Apparently, this is the most important year, the one that really matters. I have to start really looking at graduate schools, internships, etc, etc. I have to formulate a resume and put it out there for job consideration. All of this makes me more than a little nervous, but I'm definitely ready for it.
I still have that feeling that life really can't get any better - and then it does. I'm constantly amazed at what I've been missing, and so incredibly grateful that I am now utterly complete.