Sophomore year recap / life update - by Vivian Loh
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To be honest, I haven’t really had a life this year.
The school year hasn’t ended yet (we still have 1 more month), but I’m long overdue for a recap/life update. To be honest, I haven’t really had a life this year. Every time I step off of campus I remember what it’s like to actually live, because here I’m just grinding 24/7. At Caltech, my bar for happiness is pretty low — even just having a nice short conversation with someone can make my day. Even just taking a walk can make my day, even if I spend most of it crying. Only when I step off campus do I realize that there are way more types of happiness to experience. The issue is simply that I…
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