Caption: Genomics Purdue-Last Sunday Chronicles 7/21/24
If to be loved is to be changed, then man have I been loved. It’s hard to think about, and even harder to process that today would mark our last Sunday. Our last day of sleeping in, fighting over laundry machines, and sprinting into the horizon (our extended boundary) for three hours.
After totally sleeping in and harassing Jaya with my obnoxiously early alarm that I never wake up to (sorry Jaya!) we headed down to the Great Hall to finish up our posters and manuscripts in preparation for our presentations (see figure 1.) After spending a collective 3 hours reformatting our results I think we finally did it. Jerry made some 🔥🔥🔥 graphs and we were all really happy with our poster 🙂
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Figure 2.
After our posters got graded we headed into our extended boundary where (see figure 2.) we collectively managed to go to Tsaocaoo, Vons, the Purdue Bookstore, Mango Mango, Chipotle, Malatang, Red Mango, Greyhouse Coffee Shop, and Target.
After extended boundary we headed into ABE for a live action Among Us game which was honestly so much fun! (see figure 3.) Both Collin and I were imposters the first round and let’s just say, keep your friends close but your enemies closer 😌☝️.
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We then ended the night off with a trip to the Silver Dipper (ice cream shop) which was absolutely delish! (See figure 4.)
Figure 4.
In respect to today, it was a fulfilling close to our last Sunday. But in respect to the program, I’d like to thank each and every participant I’ve met. Having met such extraordinary people, I’ve been nothing but inspired for the potential in our field. You’ve reminded myself of why I love science, and although I’m beyond devastated that our time is coming to a close, you’ve also enlightened me on striving for a similar experience in the future. To anyone I’ve spoken to in my time here, just know that I’ll always be rooting for you 🙂
With much gratitude and respect,
Mandy
