Another ATDP summer has ended, and I feel no sadness; No longing to see everyone again, no pain realizing that indeed another summer session has ended. Maybe its because I've gotten so used to seeing TICers outside of ATDP, or that I didn't really bond with anyone as close as I had in previous summers. But probably, its because I've been out of the loop this last year.

When I say out of the loop, I mean not actively going out and seeing the group that the TICers have formed. Over the last year, I've only been to maybe 1 or 2 out of the tons of get-togethers planned. For one reason or another, I haven't been able to go and see the people I've almost planned a whole summer around for the last couple years. This includes me missing 3 weeks of ATDP to go to NY. 3 weeks of not knowing what was going on, that's hard to make back up.

And so yes, this just passed ATDP session has been the most detached for me. There was no real purpose for me to be around, other than to help defeat the students at Ultimate Frisbee of course. I didn't get to know anybody new. Having missed 3 weeks, I didn't really get to know the people I already knew any better.

So farewell to another summer, only 1 month before school starts. I'm bummed that I don't really have anything else planned. Maybe I can start finding my way back into the loop.