As we approach the end of the “educational experience of a lifetime”, everyone must face the fact that we all may never see each other again. I’m sure you’ll get enough of the blogs along the lines of “the things I’ll miss most about this program are the people…” and “I’ll never forget this extraordinary experience”. They’re not wrong at all, but I’m not ready to write a sob story (I’m saving the tears for departure day).
Instead of acknowledging the sadness bound to come with the end of the program, I’ll be celebrating the people and connections I’ve met along the way with 5 words for the 35 amazing people I’ve met.
Danny: Tactical falling, league, math whiz
Konnor with a k: Just a hobby, no kizzy fr
Mich: Parking garage, scrunchie supplier, inside scoop
Shell: Running, trackstar, hummus, ice chips
Phil: ramen dealer, almost 6 foot
Alex: pure leaf, sweet stuff, garage researcher
Shmoe: Joecabulary, Cam laughs. Soooo. Tough.
Gavin: hat, starbies, gevin, face
Aniyah: Poetry, over 80 spotify followers
Vanessa: Skin care guru, presentation powerhouse
Diego: Ur mom, QOD, croissants, polyglot
Cory: middle-part, (not) couples counselor
Alina: Ultra prepared, hair stylist,-dye expert
Kevin: group picture taker, simp, ig famous
Grace: Mesh backpack, dessert connoisseur, alpha
Cam: Laugh, THE runner, hungry, towering
Isabelle: Where you go is not who you’ll be
Kyra: yaasssss, gorgeous, lol, curly-girl method
Sehyun: pathetic protein, strawberry açaí, rainbow
Sai: Orange chicken, sponsored by polo
Victoria: Bookworm, writer, linguist, bucket hat
Will: Stool sleeper, Aatrox, Yassuo, calcium
Xuan: Discord queen, frog hat, gacha
Maya: Late night talking, rpt, farmhouse frat
Jo: Jo-jo, lost the protein, Simmie’s mom
Rit: Rit-rut, scoot-scoot, Milk, 2-inches taller, Early-sleeper
Julia M: Yuvan debater, pipette queen, protIEn
Julia Z: Stickers, spilt drinks in armory
Yuvan: Hermit, political philosopher, no kappa
Della: Artiste, life-saving notes, real one
Nathan: Journaling, natty ice, it’s bedtime
Dimitra: greek dancing, volleyball, classical guitar
Payton: Excels at excel, mini backpack
Ricky: Dr. Wu, PhD in Ochem, MOE whisperer
Brian: B-rian, RSI?, curling iron, apple girlie
Hey, I’m Natalie and I’m a rising senior at El Toro High School. When I’m not crying in my room to Taylor Swift songs, I’m usually filing my nails and getting my signature Starbies drink with 17 pumps of syrup. I also enjoy annoying the people around me, literally every single person including one very special TA, with my nonexistent love life and boy problems.
