10/10, no. 54

Although I fought hard to propel myself to study medicine in the beginning of the year, I still made sure I'd somehow stick to writing - something I'll always have. So I sought out to join the staff of Elements magazine, the science journal published on campus. I'm not necessarily writing about my passions like I did in high school (one of the great highlights of junior and senior years were being entertainment editor of the school paper. Even though our paper was overall crap, it was still so much fun making layouts, writing articles, delegating stories, and just informing the general public about awesome ongoing happenings in the arts industry...I would get stressed out, but it was really the best kind of stress). Instead, I'm writing about things I'm honestly rather unfamiliar with - microscopic protozoa, infectious parasites, etc - but it's all part of the learning experience which I'm profoundly appreciating almost every step of the way. Right now I'm writing about Toxoplasma Gondii, and I'm having a surprising amount of fun researching the obscure yet quite active/existent single-celled organism. I'm having even more fun writing about it.
Even though I might not be crazy about science, I'm glad I have Elements to write for; it's an assurance that further solidifies my love for all kinds of writing.