Sydney +. Scarlett
I went to Miami this weekend to visit my sister. She has moved there to get her PhD in psychology. I recall feeling excited but also really anxious upon this trip. While my sister seems to have many things figured out, I often stand empty. I have played the comparison game with my sister my entire life. Although she was a star soccer athlete, I could never pick one sport I liked enough to stick with. Where she always loved science, I found all the subjects in school simply a game to get a grade. And where grades came, she always soared above and beyond, while I was always just enough below to discount any of its prestige. In contrast, my sister has always felt so solid, so sure. Of course, her journey is not linear, but she has always had a talent I have never possessed. The ability to choose, to pick, and to grow roots into who and where she is. I never knew that not being able to commit to a certain interest would turn into not being able to commit to a career. Or sw...
