As my first year at university is winding down, I've realized that for the last month or so, my sleep patterns have been entirely off. I've had two final papers due so far this month, with one more to go, so it's really no surprise that I'm awake at such odd hours. What this time in the night gives me, though, is a chance to just be alone with my thoughts (my roommate is gone for the night, wheeee!).
For some odd reason, I felt like going for a run, which never happens, so I figured I should take advantage of such a fleeting moment. I was a little sketched out, as is natural, because who is outside, let alone goes for runs, at two in the morning? But I stayed in well-lit areas and all seemed to go well - we'll see how I feel in the morning. While on my run, something hit me that I've known forever, but it's on nights like this, in complete solitude, that I'm so aware of it. This place that's called Vancouver, that I now call home, is so breathtakingly gorgeous, even in the nighttime. I love this campus, and every time I go out, there's always some place new that I discover. While taking a breather in Koerner Plaza, I thought it would be an awesome idea to lay down on the ground and stare at the stars for a while, which is a luxury I never had the chance to do very often in Abbotsford. It's nights like this that remind me that there's an entire world out there to explore, that though in the moment I feel incredibly worn out and stretched thin, it will pass and new things will come.
Speaking of exploring the world, I'm so, so, so, so, so very excited to announce that I will be traveling to Europe once again this summer! It'll be a short trip - two weeks - but I'm sure as hell going to make the most of it! I will be traveling with my sister as she attends, what I like to call, a "Conference for Incredibly Smart People" in Barcelona, Spain. What she's actually doing is attending and presenting research at a neuroscience conference (she is so smart, seriously) and she invited me to tag along for the ride! She told me about the trip back in December, but I was hesitant to commit to going because of the fact that I need to think about being able to afford my next 3 years, if not more, of my undergraduate degree and the cost of living in Vancouver. But, of course, the prospect of rich experiences won out in the end and hopefully this trip won't break the bank too badly! On July 5, I'll be flying out of Vancouver and arriving in London to catch a connecting flight to Edinburgh, Scotland, where we will be staying for a few days with my sister's good friends. From Edinburgh, we fly to Barcelona, where the conference is. We plan to travel around the northern parts of Spain, but haven't quite figured out the logistics of the trip yet. Even so, I'm so excited to be able to see Europe again! I'd love to write more, but I feel as though it would just be a completely unorganized rambling of thoughts...perhaps I should do some reading for class tomorrow...
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