Today marks the end of
our almost month journey in and around New York. We have been exploring
campuses and being busy every day so it feels a lot longer than what it
actually has been. It makes no sense that the college tours were only a couple
weeks ago, and that we have been attending Columbia for only three weeks. I
feel like I have been in this course and interacting with my class mates for
the past year or so. How do people graduate from high school and college? This
is so heart breaking because there is a possibility we will go our separate
ways and not see each other for at least a while. The girls on my floor became
like my sisters, and our RA was like our
mom/the older sister I never had. I am thankful for social networking since I
think that will keep us in touch instead of us losing touch.
We did not sleep last
night since we wanted to spend as much time with each other as possible. We
spent the night talking about random things, packing, and crying our eyes
out. Some people might think we are overreacting
but in this program you make some really close friendships. You don't think you
will but it happens. I am going to make sure that we all stay in contact with
each other one way or another. We said
bye to each other this morning, which was also a very sentimental time. Our RA
told us how she loved how she has seen us grow and that we have raised the bar
immensely for the next session. Even if I am unable to keep in contact with all
of these people I doubt I will ever forget them.
At 10 AM, the cohort
met to go to the Hotel Beacon where we dropped our luggage off before we headed
to Central Park for brunch. We walked through Central Park, where there was
live entertainment at every corner, from singing to harp playing. We had brunch
at the Boathouse where we sat right next to the lake, and I had some very good
Maple Waffles. They were magnificent in appearance and taste. After brunch we
went to get cookies from a bakery and then back to the hotel to get our
luggage. We took a shuttle to JFK where we grabbed some food before we boarded
the plane.
We got into the plane
fairly early and the pilot even said that we might land an hour early, so we
were all ecstatic. However, the runway that we were supposed to depart from was
closed right before us so we had to get rerouted and then we had to take a
different route to the north, instead of the usual straight or southern route.
We were sitting in the plane for about an hour and a half before it took off
because it had to get more fuel for our new route and we had to wait to get
rerouted. I was able to notify my parents while we were waiting so they would
not be waiting at the airport.
On the plane I did not
do much except my blog, some reading, and I planned parts of my reflection. I
was able to get the majority of my blog done on the plane so I used my time
wisely. I was very happy to land in San Francisco because I missed everything
about California, but I was sad on the plane and when we landed because I
missed everyone back in New York. All of my friends, my dorm, and my RA were
gone. It was a bittersweet moment. Overall I have great memories of this
program and it was a great experience. I recommend this program to everyone and
I am extremely thankful that I was given the opportunity to participate in it.
I think everyone should apply for this amazing opportunity. All of the Ivy
League Connection programs are amazing, but let's be honest Columbia is
probably one of the best or the best program.
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