I feel Relaxed

I really needed this spring break to clear my head....and catch up on some sleep. Yesterday when my alarm clock rang I jumped out of bed and yanked the cord from the wall. I did this semi-consciously. I guess all those late nights with little to no sleep finally caught up. That day went pretty well with dinner at a local sushi restaurant with my homies Lea and Nelson from Linear (plus some of their friends). It's always interesting hanging out with a new crowd (especially if we're all engineering majors). It reminds me that everything is going to be just fine when I transfer because I went into linear algebra knowing only one person. Now I know more people in that class. I am ready to begin the new chapter of my life in an unfamiliar environment due to this new confidence. Will it be MIT? I hope so! :)

One of the dishes I ordered at this sushi restaurant was calamari (i.e. deep-fried squid). I wasn't a fan of how this dish was prepared since I prefer my squid a bit chewy. At that moment I remembered the calamari I had in Kendall Square by MIT. Again, I remind myself that decisions are going to be posted any day now. I can't explain how much I felt at home in Boston. It felt as familiar to me as Los Angeles. I would love to go back for the 4th of July fireworks show.

If I do not get accepted again, I am not certain I will blog about it. One rejection post is enough. We will see. MIT will always be there for grad school. Also, who says I can't apply to a research program at MIT? Amgen Scholars allows this. Although I am trying to make good of a possible rejection, I still hope deep down I get in because I have wanted MIT undergrad for so long. MIT was the first university I wanted.

I try not to think about university decisions too much. One of the things I like to do to keep my mind off universities is to watch documentaries via Netflex. Last night I watched Only When I Dance and Last Train Home. I thought both were really good. Only When I Dance follows two people, who live in poverty in Brazil, compete for a ballet company competition in New York. One gets it but the other doesn't. Last Train Home followed two parents who are migrant workers in China's growing manufacturing base. They work so hard for many hours sewing clothes so their children, who are left behind in the countryside with their grandmother, can have a better life. These documentaries were a real eye opener. I like cultural documentaries because I like learning about the world.