So time is flying, and now that I have actually realized I'm leaving
this Saturday, I'm not prepared at all! I started this blog, not only as a way to procrastinate on packing right now, but to keep friends and family (and by that I mostly mean my mother) updated on this little adventure. I'm leaving Berkeley behind on Saturday to study architecture at Harvard for six weeks. This is because my undergrad education, while interesting, challenging, and very, for the lack of better words, 'educational', is minimally relevant. Political Economy/economic development/public policy is something that I explored, and worked hard in, but and the end of the road, I don't feel that it is what I am called to do. This program that I somehow miraculously got in to will give me the tools and knowledge to pursue a Master's degree in a field that I want to do, whether that be architecture or urban design. I haven't decided yet. But, first things first. I'm moving out... to nowhere. That means that all my personal valuables I am sending via my mom to the house in Long Beach, the clothes I'm not lugging with me I will keep in Berkeley, somewhere, and everything else is getting the ax. I'm looking forward to living out of one suitcase for the rest of summer (as Virgin America charges for checked bags, I'm not about to check two. Damn you OPEC!), and shedding baggage from Berkeley for the summer, literally. But that means I have to actually go through and pack all my stuff. It'll come together in the 11th hour, I hope. Hopefully this can be updated regularly on what I'm learning, and will be able to share some adventures as well.
