Argentina, School, and Social Media

I officially received the Gilman scholarship today! I am completely accepted and ready to go to Argentina. CIEE, PSU, and Gilman each had their respective series of hoops to jump through. It’s done now! I’m ready. The only thing left is official permission from my judge.

This quarter is fairly difficult. Also I am free so I want to do everything and go everywhere. I have competing priorities but I’m finding balance. I’m working on not getting stressed out. I am prioritizing going to CrossFit, which though it takes an hour somehow adds MORE time to my days. I’m also just clearing out my schedule. Sparse it down, do less. It’s so paradoxical that we try to squeeze so much life into our lives that we end up missing out on life.

I’ve been doing periodic social media detoxes. The more homework I have left to do the more likely I am do delete Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook off of my phone. When they’re gone my life does not feel diminished, I’m not sure why I ever add them back. I somehow missed out on a mass incarceration event put on by the OJRC and hosted at PSU—that wouldn’t have happened had I been on Twitter more. I derive sick pleasure from watching people’s Instagram stories. But are those two benefits worth the cost? TBD.

I haven’t been writing as much as I’d like. I wrote so many scholarship essays I burnt myself out. Then immediately I became inundated with assigned readings squeezed in between weekend mini-vacations. What a beautiful life I have to complain about.