The End (Reference to LOST and The Beatles, I’m really not this boring)

This may be a long one since I haven’t posted in a long time.  A LOT has happened since LA here in Berkeley.  Our group went to see Wicked at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, which was AMAZING, and when they sang “For Good” at the end we started crying about leaving each other.

Karla and I eating in the Castro

The Boys

The Girls

And my favorites- after the tears :)

Then we went to Alamo Square to see the houses from Full House, one of my favorite shows from when I was younger.

The Painted Ladies

The cutest dog on Earth

And the group reenacting the Full House opening scene, minus all of the sleepy people

These past few weeks have just been insanely busy and stressful.  We had our poster session on Monday and I finished my oral presentation today- what a relief!  

My poster!

After the poster session, on a balcony overlooking the Campanile

I’m so proud of everyone!

And then, just like that... it’s almost the end.  As much as I’m SUPER excited to come home, I’m going to miss everyone in my program.  I mean, we lived together, worked together, learned together, and had fun together for ten long and stressful weeks.  I have made a lot of friends here, some I know that will continue beyond the program, and we already have plans to visit each other.  If we’re lucky, some of us will even go to the same graduate schools.  I can’t believe it’s ending!  I’m so grateful for this amazing experience and all of the things I get to take home with me, like my new skills, knowledge, life experiences, and friendships.  Thank you Amgen, Amgen Scholars, UC Berkeley, and San Francisco!  You’ve made this summer so much better than I ever imagined!