~:[CH6 - Day 43]:~ Let Fate Take the Wheel

~:[CH6 - Day 42]:~ Let Fate Take the Wheel

Sometimes when you're watching shows like Korean dramas, you often think about how unrealistic some of the situations that are posed are. However, are they truly? On the last full day of a trip, you often have time to reflect on it all, wondering how fate played a role in all of it coming together. With this senior trip, I wasn't too sure how it would end up, but when looking back on it, it had all the ingredients of a good drama, possibly lacking most of the "drama." I am not sure that it was coincidence how all the pieces fell together. From the outcome of the Superbowl to the changes in our schedules to even all the people who were a part of this team, chaperones included. As I step back and look upon the trip itself, all the memories that are built would change instantly with a slight change of an event, an addition or subtraction of someone or a change in the weather. So the question is, how much of a role does fate play? As I reflect, I was lucky enough to spend a week together with this team. As loud as they are, they took care of business by representing our school well, which I knew even before the awards ceremony began; they worked within the boundaries, but didn't forget to enjoy themselves; and we really got to know each other more, creating memories and a bond that will stay with you for a lifetime. The conversations, the people you meet, the places you visit and even just the minute details of a trip all become what make this storyline. Whether or not fate played a role, I am glad that each of the pieces came together and as I pack away my things, as the seniors enjoy their final night together, I just smile knowing that whatever happens tomorrow, the past week was worth it. You often do not realize what you have until it's gone and as this trip comes to an end, it rings true that despite the storms, carrying luggage through the subway system and even waiting for someone who overslept, there's not a detail that I would change, as each of these moments is what will make it memorable in its own way. I came back to the room with drenched feet after stepping in a puddle of slush I didn't know was that deep, but instead of getting mad, I accepted my fate and did not forget to enjoy the fact that I was here in Boston with a group of amazing people who I will remember for years to come. I'm glad most of the "drama" was absent, but glad that this story of MITMUNC '17 was told. In a few hours, we will leave our last few steps in the snow in Boston and while those will soon disappear, the footsteps in my life that this trip has created will not be forgotten so soon.