Dear Andie,
Remember when we took all those science classes together? At that time, we had been so sure that we'd go on to medical school and conquer it.
We were on the same freshman USEM class with a bunch of future business majors and a few nursing major hopefuls. When we found out that we were on the same science path, we coordinated our class schedules so we could be lab partners and sit together at lectures. College could have been lonely and isolating, but because you became my friend, it was fun while at the same time rigorous. It had been wonderful to go to school with someone who is earnest and serious about her learning. It was very infectious.
When it became clear that you weren't going to continue on the pre-med track, I experienced a bit of the turbulence when one switched majors.
"What is the next step?"
"How best to parlay the credits earned for pre-med and utilize the knowledge learned so far into a different course?"
"Is nutrition the right major for me?"
These questions must have been difficult to work through, but you did navigate them well.
Soon, my turn came to deal with the disappointment and despair of my crushed medical school dream. You helped me with your encouraging emails. I remembered how you handled it a few years earlier.
I don't think I've properly thanked you for your friendship. But I realize that friends don't usually do that. My dear Andie, we could have lived our lives without ever meeting each other, if God didn't bless us with the pre-med detour. So in light of that, I praise God for you and our friendship. You once told me that Organic Chemistry was worth it just to get to know each other. I agree and I miss you!
