Hii loves!! ♡
Sooo I'm back with another letter!! I honestly don't even know where to start, but first of all, I'm sorry for being inactive again
As I mentioned in my last letter (go read it if you haven't!!), I got accepted into a science camp at a university, and I was away for about a week. AND GUYS. It was honestly such a surreal experience?? We learned about gene modification and so many other things, and I genuinely enjoyed it so much more than I thought I would.
But it wasn't just the science part that made it special, it was everything else too.
We were given access cards and could use the climbing facilities they had there, so we spent quite a lot of time climbing. And somehow we also brought back all the 2020 vibes because we played Among Us, Uno and Just Dance 😭 Like WHY was that actually so fun?? It felt like being a little kid again, just doing random things with people you barely knew a few days ago.
And then there was the party at the end.
Okay, this might sound a little crazy, but I've genuinely never been to a party before. I'm also a 16-year-old Muslim girl, so you can probably understand why it's not exactly something I've experienced before. But honestly, it was SO much fun just seeing everyone let loose, dance, laugh and talk to each other without overthinking everything. There was something so nice about being in a room full of people who had all come from different places but somehow ended up sharing this little experience together.
I think that's one of the things I'll remember the most. Not necessarily the big things, but the little moments where everyone was just being themselves. ♡
Although, I do have to mention that my migraines decided to come along for the entire experience. Literally EVERY SINGLE DAY. I was so tired, and it definitely made some things harder because I wanted to do everything and enjoy every second of it, but my body clearly had other plans. It's frustrating when you're somewhere you really want to be, surrounded by so many new experiences, and you still have to deal with feeling unwell. But I'm trying to remind myself that I was still there, I still experienced all those things, and I'm still so grateful I got to go.
Oh!! And we were also gifted biology books, and we ended up using the last pages to write little greetings and messages to each other. Isn't that the cutest thing ever?? It's such a small thing, but now I have this book that reminds me of all the people I met there. I can literally open it years from now and read what everyone wrote, which is making me emotional just thinking about it.
I'll honestly miss them all. The other students, the teachers, the little conversations, the jokes, everything. It's so strange how you can spend just one week somewhere and still come away feeling like you've known these people for so much longer. And then suddenly it's over, everyone goes back to their normal lives, and you're left with all these memories that nobody else can fully understand in the same way you do.
I guess that's the bittersweet part of experiences like these. You get to live something so special, but eventually you have to leave it behind and go back to your usual routine.
And honestly, I think that's why I want to keep trying new things so badly. I want to have more experiences like this. I want to meet new people, learn things I never thought I'd be interested in, go places I've never been before and collect all these little memories along the way. Even when it's tiring, even when things don't go perfectly, even when I come home needing approximately 500 business days to recover 😭
Because life is happening RIGHT NOW, and I don't want to keep putting everything off until some imaginary moment when I'll finally have more time, more energy or everything figured out.
Anywayyy, that's my little update!! I have so much more I want to do and write about, and hopefully I'll get back into updating this blog more regularly. No promises because we all know how I am with hobbies LMAOO, but I'll try!!
Have you ever had an experience that was only a few days long but somehow became a memory you'll keep forever? I'd genuinely love to hear about it. ♡
Sending you all the biggest hugs, and I'll see you in the next letter!!
xoxo,
Mindie♡
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