This spring break I visited Santa Cruz, where I am going to school next year. I loved it!! The campus is absolutely beautiful, it's a three minute shuttle ride to the ocean, it's super vegan friendly, and I just got the best vibes from the campus and the people. On Monday, Mia and Maddie drove down and we went on an informal tour, lead by an ex-miramontean and some of his friends, and the next day went on a formal tour and saw a bit more of the campus. We stayed at a house right by the ocean. One morning I went for a walk along a path overlooking the sea. Surfers dotted the blue water, and it was easy to separate the pros from the amateurs. It was beautiful. The temperature, the sun, everything. Even though it is easy to get discouraged about the school you end up at, everyone will find their place and learn to love all the quirks, for me that's Santa Cruz's mascot, the Banana Slug, which funnily enough is growing on me already. This week I didn't go to the vet because I was in Santa Cruz on one of the days, and on Friday the veterinarian I shadow, Dr. Hagler, wasn't in. Now for some not so good news.. The cat I was fostering escaped. Easter Sunday, after dinner, I went up to my room and plopped on my bed.I looked across my room to the door that leads to my balcony and noticed it was cracked open. I jumped out of bed and ran outside to check, she was gone. My whole family searched inside and outside, but there was no trace of her. I was sad she left and very worried about the kittens. She must've been about to have them. Mostly I was worried about what I was going to say to Dr. Hagler and the rest of the team at Mt. Diablo veterinary clinic. What were they going to think about me after I told them I had lost their cat!!!! View from my walk! Such a beautiful day. This is why I love Santa Cruz! (Well one of the reasons)
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Mr. Poling
4/26/2015 01:42:28 am
Congrats on your decision to go to UCSC. I enjoyed a memorable year on that campus-- you're going to love it. Go Slugs.
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AuthorMy name is Emily Burch. I am a student in the WISE program at Miramonte. This is my WISE journey (I think that's a good word for it). Archives
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