The Return

"We would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the stars bright." --Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast

It's truly been quite a...long time. When I left, I didn't expect to be so boggled down with work. I attempted to blog (there's been a draft sitting here for a few weeks now!), but I just couldn't. I probably should have queued some posts before I left, but I don't know what I was thinking.

Anyhow, if you've been wondering where I went...I went to a four-week-long summer program in the lovely city of Pittsburgh! The whole thing was healthcare-oriented, giving me a taste of what med school will look like and what a career in medicine will be like. The program was extremely helpful, and the people I met while I was there were beyond amazing. When the last day came, most of the camp was crying because none of us expected to grow so close to each other. It's funny how people you've known for only a short amount of time can take a large piece of your heart.

When I first heard that it was going to take place in Pittsburgh, I thought of this middle-of-nowhere place with nothing but grass and cows everywhere. But I was completely wrong. Pittsburgh is quite beautiful, if I can say so myself.

Anyhow, not much has happened besides that! My friends and I tried meeting up for a week straight before I left so I have a bunch of random pictures from that. (My one friend took my camera and took candids of everyone but didn't know how to use the manual setting so everything's a bit off.) I haven't seen any of them since I came home on Saturday, but I'm hoping to soon! I can't wait to see everyone again. It's been way too long.

(I was having tons of fun with my 50mm f/1.8 lens today! Hahaha. I kept taking pictures like these where I'd focus on different things. Man, how I've missed photography!)

In other news, I'm going to try getting a head start on summer work this year! Because I'm a rising senior, I'm going to be trapped in college apps, but I'm trying to be really positive about it! I have no idea what I'm going to write about yet, but even the mere thought of writing makes me so excited. But I'm about to start my AP Bio assignment, and tomorrow I plan on fixing my senior year schedule (along with taking a nice long run and maybe some tennis)!

Oh, and the Olympics start on Friday! I'm so so so excited for them to begin. There's something about large tournaments like the Olympics that make me beyond ecstatic, haha. But I can't wait to see what the opening ceremony is going to be like along with diving/gymnastics! Although I'm going to be away this weekend, I'm sure the hotel room will have the Olympics on. :)

I'll start posting more often though! Thank you all for being so patient with my hiatus!