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And so it goes...

Last night, Hillary Clinton gave a fantastic speech at the DNC. I watched it twice. Although I completely support Obama at this point, I do hope that she will have another go at President. She is amazing and I truly think she would do a wonderful job.

So, I leave my house in just a couple of hours. I'm freaking out--to say the veryyyyy least. I keep thinking of things which I've forgotten that I will need. Because unlike any other trip I've ever taken, I'm going to have to live out of this suitcase for 15 weeks. AH! 15 weeks, did I mention that's the longest period of time that I have been away from my home. Also, I'm about to have MAJOR headaches for a while. I have gotten addicted to coffee this summer, thanks to my parents. I think one of the favorite things my mother said this summer was, "it's good to be addicted to something."

Anyway, it's almost time to take the plunge. So, here I go. But I will miss so many important people in my life. All of the ones who I love more than anything else in the world. You know who you are. And to those people, you are always with me. I love you more than I could ever express in words.

Home Sweet Home

Let me honest. I'm scared shitless. I have never been away from home for longer than a summer. But maybe more importantly, I've never been away from my family for this long. Don't get me wrong, my family drives me crazy. We are always in each other's business and it's always messy. In fact, messy is an understatement. That said, I cannot imagine not seeing them for so long because regardless of how crazy they drive me, they also keep sane. They ground me, love me, and are always there for me.

On a side note, today was my last day of work. And, even though I wanted it to end so badly when it first started, I'm sad it's over. Although research will definitely not be something I will pursue, I loved the people the I worked with. They are all so incredibly different, but at the same time so very unique and amazing. That's why I love Stanford. You find the most amazing people doing the some of the most tedious work (aka stata analysis all day).

I chose this course. I wanted this challenge and even though I'm scared, I know it will be amazing.

I leave tomorrow at 2pm. My suitcase is not yet done and my mother is sad. But there is a part of me who is excited. Excited to see what will happen. Excited for life to happen.