VIVIAN LE · FIELD NOTES
VOL. ONE / MMXXVI
Sophomore Year
a small introduction —

What I’m
working on.

A student in Maryland, learning slowly, building patiently, paying attention.
mostly bio & people
— sometimes both at once
Vivian, May 2026
Philadelphia, May 2026
ENTRY 01 · MAY 2026

The short version.

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Sophomore at Dulaney High School. Drawn to bioengineering because it’s the kind of science that ends, eventually, at a person.

Weekends I work. Banquets, retail floors, real shifts. The classroom has its lessons; a Saturday rush has others, and they’re the ones I think about on Sunday.

I’m learning that good work is mostly showing up — and that the rest, surprisingly, follows.

this is the part most people skip
a short list, on purpose —

Things I’m making time for.

01

Science National Honor Society

Inducted · May 2026

Peer learning and outreach. Less ceremony, more presence.

02

A college class, early

CCBC · Summer 2026

An experiment with my own pace before the world sets it for me.

03

Weekend shifts

Hospitality · Retail

The lessons that won’t fit on a transcript. Pressure, composure, the people you meet at 9 PM on a Saturday.

04

Reading, differently

Ongoing

Less for the test. More for the long shape of an idea.

The long version

A bigger story, written slowly

How I got here, and why bioengineering — in more detail.

Field notes

Things I’ve been jotting down

Small entries from along the way.

“Good work is mostly showing up. The rest follows.”
— field note, May 2026