Being able to take necessary me time, I swear, makes me a better friend & person. Honestly, when I travel all the time I feel like I'm mad at the world, it's probably just exhaustion, but I sure hope it doesn't show. (I am working on this, by the way.)
I just get so many ideas when I'm not subconsciously blocking them out because I can't handle anything else in my head.
For example, this week I emailed my AE group #1 (Elena & Liz) that the dome program ended. It was a short & sweet email, nothing special. They've both moved away from Chicago & I hear from them every once in awhile.
They both responded so quickly with updates & hellos (Liz is even traveling in Indonesia right now).
The bond I had/have with my AE groups (I was there long enough to experience 2.) I don't think will ever go away or be replicated. Put 3 people who are very different in one cube, give them the shittiest projects, & bam... magic. Oh and you could add spending hours with each other in IGo cars too.
One of my outreach projects that I did for 2 years and pretty much hated it at the time, is probably when I became super close with Liz & Rubina (my partners in crime for their respective years). Liz even said in her reply, "Lisa, without our pv field trips I might not have made it through that winter :/"
That time was so ... interesting ... but something I will never forget.
oh reflection time how i realize how essential you are and how i love you
I just get so many ideas when I'm not subconsciously blocking them out because I can't handle anything else in my head.
For example, this week I emailed my AE group #1 (Elena & Liz) that the dome program ended. It was a short & sweet email, nothing special. They've both moved away from Chicago & I hear from them every once in awhile.
They both responded so quickly with updates & hellos (Liz is even traveling in Indonesia right now).
The bond I had/have with my AE groups (I was there long enough to experience 2.) I don't think will ever go away or be replicated. Put 3 people who are very different in one cube, give them the shittiest projects, & bam... magic. Oh and you could add spending hours with each other in IGo cars too.
One of my outreach projects that I did for 2 years and pretty much hated it at the time, is probably when I became super close with Liz & Rubina (my partners in crime for their respective years). Liz even said in her reply, "Lisa, without our pv field trips I might not have made it through that winter :/"
That time was so ... interesting ... but something I will never forget.
oh reflection time how i realize how essential you are and how i love you
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| elena, liz & i on elena's last day 2011 AE group 1 |
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| rubina, kyle, & i in april AE group 2 |
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