On July 13th, SSP Biochemistry I at Purdue had their first and last talent show. All participants got up and mustered up the courage to present themselves in front of fellow participants and faculty members. The music in the basement serenaded passersby as participants scrambled to recite, rehearse, and practice their acts at the very last minute.
As the fabled time finally struck, acts were performed, laughs rang through the Great Hall, and smiles were all alight.
All jokes aside, the SSP Talent Show was truly one of the funniest and memorable experiences I’ve. I loved each of the serious and silly acts each group and individual performed. People would dance, sing, play instruments, and perform stunts.
Just when I thought the show, the fun, and the energy was to end, the show transformed into a sudden karaoke night. No one was afraid to sing their heart out, and even our faculty sang with us. We were all comfortable and familiar enough with another that we didn’t hesitate to sing to our heart’s content.
As SSP comes to a close with only 3 days remaining in the program (from the day that this blog was written), I am constantly reminded of how much I will miss all of the people, experiences, and memories that I have accumulated at this program. While SSP is an educational experience, I feel that the part of SSP that I will never forget are the relationships that I have made.
When I first researched SSP, all of the alumni always described their experience as life changing. I always thought that they exaggerated it too much, thinking that no program could possibly be “life changing”. But I was proven completely wrong. SSP changed me as an individual, and I hope that once I come back home to my hometown back in Ohio, I will bring back the same mindset and outgoing nature I developed at SSP. I hope to keep contact with all of the people I have met here and even encounter them in college. I sincerely want to thank all of the participants of SSP Biochemistry Purdue I for making my experience one of a kind. Thank you.
