still on "summer break"

Back from a 2wk vacation to Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, and San Francisco. Highlights include:

Seattle city lights as viewed from atop Kite Hill in Gasworks Park (not my photo, click though for source)

The best lunch ever at Meat and Bread in Vancouver, BC

Bernal Heights in San Francisco

Tandem biking across golden gate bridge - quite the adventure and narrowly avoided crashing on numerous occasions.

The atmosphere on the west (or as natives like to call it, the “best”) coast is certainly alluring. Old flannel shirts paired with Raybans walking down the street in Portland, a bustling Taqueria next to a trendy minimalist cafe with every table top adorned with macbook airs, intellectual owners in tow. To be honest, I’ve never before pictured myself there, my sense of identity too wrapped up in the prep and tradition of the east coast to consider something so drastically different. But maybe I will surprise myself. San Francisco is just chilly enough for my love of scarves and chunky sweaters, but close enough to warmer and sunnier shades of Cali for comfort. Someday, if life happens to take me there, I suppose I won’t be opposed to the idea.

For now all thats left to do is wait. I’m halfheartedly reading up on business strategy and accounting basics but actually too anxious about the prospects of Boston, mcat scores, new friends, and all that comes with this new job to retain much of what I am reading. ahhhh.