the other day, i thought about school. and i had a strange desire to go back to school. granted, i still have no clue what i'd study in grad school, and i don't know where i'd like to attend -- what college, in what city, for what reason. but the idea of classes and learning for fun really struck me.
i guess.. college is often too much of a rush. too many stimuli, too many classes, too much homework, too many friends, too many activities, too much of a desire to sleep and ignore it all. while there, there's stress to finish one thing and accomplish the other, and we end up forgetting about that whole idea of "hey, i'm here to learn, and gosh darn, it's cool." nerdy, but cool. and mind-boggling and intriguing and full of attention-grabbing focus.
like now, i'd love to take some architecture classes, some advanced bio reviews, a course or two on photography and fine art, some seminars on mech-e, maybe some culinary classes. a research class on marine biology and a semester abroad. a co-op or two. those would be so much fun and so interesting and so inspiring. ..not that i need inspiration, but i do need some challenges here and there.
msi summer camp is coming to an end. and thank god for that. the students are still wonderful, and the curriculum is still fine, and the fishies and boats are still in good condition. but the staff is tired, and the admin have gone off the deep end, and i have no desire to deal with other people's emotional issues. so now, i'm internally debating between two directions: back to the lab with analysis and micro-level details for a pipeline product, or venturing away (forever) from the biotech/device industry and becoming immersed in education and management. does that sound weird? can i do msi part-time? why do i have to choose?
it's sunny today. surprise.
august has been unbelievably exhausting so far. good, but tiring. all i want is a weekend of rest.
