Envisioning

If I am being completely honest, I don’t necessarily know what I want my future to hold. Although I see myself doing many things, they almost always end up the same way: being able to create things for people to admire, while telling the story of those who don’t use their voice enough. One of my biggest dreams would be to travel through less touristic, povertous countries, experiencing distinct cultures and immersing myself in them. I would want to be able to write their stories so vividly and so well that people realize what it is like to be someone else. I want them to understand why it is important to care for each other and how their actions affect the people around them. Although these thoughts of empathy and awareness are present in my mind, they are sometimes enveloped by society’s less pressing matters, meaning that I still need to work on my own morals and understanding of where my priorities lie. However, this storytelling that I would like to do would challenge my mind to stay focused on what really matters. I want to be able to bring people from opposite ends of the spectrum together and not be able to feel the tension of entitlement or embarrassment that each of them possesses in front of one another. When bringing people together from different aspects of my life, I feel a surge of energy and positivity through my being. I would hope to channel this sense and continue looking at the winding path with the words “humanity lives” carved at the feet.

Hopefully I will convey this feeling of togetherness and positivity at my UCSD internship, at the Cooper Lab. The people I will be working with are successful scientists who are experts in their fields and that work with jerboas, a small, mouse-like rodent with abnormal proportions. I am currently feeling slightly overwhelmed by the amount of intelligence that will be parading me throughout the month. As the days get closer and closer, my mind slides from one side to another, trying to decide if I am excited about researching or if I am nervous about whether or not this will be a mutually beneficial experience.