Where did it all go?

Hello,

I finally went shopping, I've been dying to spend money on something other than food and coffee and so I did today! Not much though, couple of t-shirts, make-up, and I ordered a costumized ring with my name on it ♥ I already have a necklace with my name in English, but I fell in love with the ring with the name in beautiful Arabic calligraphy. Don't call me a narcissist, I love my name!

Anyway, my sister and I went to a small Arabic art exhibition, and a huuuuge wave of nostalgia hit us. Years back, we used to go to that place a lot. We would check the paintings, ask how could we exhibit our work, get fascinated by the beautiful everything..

Let me tell you first a little about my family. My mother, almost all my siblings, and I are artists mashallah, and each one of us is into a different kind of art. Our house is like an art warehouse, you'd find everything related to art in it, all kinds of colors, textures, canvas and pads, paintings, handcraft stuff, art books and magazines, etc etc, all over the place. I love to draw and I used to participate in contests and have my drawings hung all over my school walls. I was known for my talent. Now I can't remember when was the last time I held a pencil. I don't even remember where I last left my sketch book and pencil case, read about arts, or looked up upcoming art shows and events. It's really, really sad because I have a great gift and I know that but I don't seem to pay much attention to it anymore, and I don't want that to happen! I don't want to get ruined by medical school, just to graduate as a doctor and that's it. I have much, much more.

I was told once that once I get into medical school I'll forget about drawing and I laughed. I never thought anything would take away my passion and enthusiasm, but I guess I was wrong.

The thing is, I might not be busy the whole semester, but once I have a free time I spend it watching or reading something or going out.

So I stood there checking out the amazing paintings (that I actually thought I could do better than many of them), and decided that I'll start to draw again. I'll draw like I never did, because THIS can not go to waste!

I guess I should go buy a new drawing pad and a pencil set first.

Good night everyone :)