Lets just begin with a recap of amazing eye-opening experiences of the past two weeks. :)
As I go back to school, the days are filled with withdrawal attacks of pretty much the best week of my life. This year, I got the wondrous opportunity of a seriously a lifetime to go to the International Science and Engineering Fair. Not only did I meet amazing people, like ultra enthusiastic Puerto Ricans, super smart Wisconsin children (to be specific, Philip Streich), and really nice Brasilians to name a few, I had the opportunity to have the best week of my life. Everything from the pin exchange to the opening ceremony and Wendy Demonte, from the Nobel Laureate Panel to trying to get to the roof of the hotel at late night, or I mean early morning, ISEF was the awesomest! It almost seems way too good to be true, and coming back to the real world was seriously a harsh kick in the stomach.
After seeing geniuses from all around the world, my entire perspective seems to have changed -- who knew one week could make a person so completely different! The friendships I made in that one week are seriously one of the best! All those memories and incidents all concentrated in one week -- just thinking about it makes me sort of euphoric!
Not only that, but it makes me sad. If I miss ISEF -- a one week experience -- so much, I think I'll pretty much die this time around next year. All the amazing people I've met in these past four years of high school, all will go to different parts of the country in pursuit of their own futures. But, what will happen to all those memories? To all that drama? To all those friendships? It seems like just yesterday, I stepped inside Lynbrook High School as a freshman and went to my advisory. Senior year and the end of high school seemed like an alien concept -- something I would never have to think about. And now, as another school year comes to an end, I can't help but think of all the experiences I've had. It sort of makes me feel like an old lady...how sad that at the age of only 16, a human being can make so many dreams a reality, so many moments beautiful. It makes me excited about all the futures I have in front of me and ponderous about how real old people feel and know.
Life is a boat, and I'm on a boat, yah!
