You’ve heard it before- everyone will gain the much dreaded “Freshman 15” that haunts high schoolers as they make their transition into college. It just seems like everyone goes off to school and then comes back for break a few pounds heavier than when they left. Where do those pounds come from and how did […]
Super Bowl Weekend
Good afternoon! This weekend came and went much faster than I would have liked, but at least I did a lot of relaxing and catching up! The weekend began on Friday night by going to see The Perks of Being a Wallflower with a friend. I read the book years ago and really enjoyed it, […]
Fitness Friday; Fitting It In
The best time of the week has finally arrived. It’s the day that we (well, I) have all been waiting for! It’s FRIDAY! Thursday’s are pretty great too, because it means the end is in sight, but nothing beats the feeling of being able to kick back after a long week. I want to start […]
Spring Semester; Week One
Phew, it’s been a few days since I have even had a few minutes to think about getting on here and writing. This week has been so crazy and I still have tomorrow, but I have a few other topics that I want to talk about, so I want to write about the first week […]
Shadowing: Plastic Surgery Service
When break started, I had this “plan” to shadow various types of doctors since I would have six weeks of free time. I contacted a few offices, etc., but each attempt came back as a “right now is very busy for us, please check back in the Spring”. That was until a former professor helped […]
The Final Days of My Break with “Nothing to Do”
Wow, I don’t think I could have been more wrong when I was complaining how I would be bored, twiddling my thumbs with no job to keep me busy over winter break. Quite the opposite, actually! Let’s just say there was hardly any TV watching, and even less twiddling going on. My break was so much […]
Cuba; Day 12- Heading Home
I woke up on the last day with mixed feelings. I was super excited to return home, see my family, see Russ, sleep in my own bed and have access to the internet. Is that sad? On the other hand, I was a little sad to be leaving Cuba. If something isn’t done soon, Cuba […]
Cuba; Day 11-Meeting Family
Day 11 started bright and early because my mom’s cousin, Juanito was going to pick us up and take us to visit the graves of various family members. We scarfed down breakfast because Juanito and his daughter and her husband and son showed up earlier than planned. This was the first time I was meeting his […]
Cuba; Day 10- Another Trip to La Habana Vieja and The Malecon
Our trip was quickly coming to a close by the tenth day, but mom and I wanted to be sure to squeeze in one more day in Old Havana and I really wanted to make sure that we saw the Malecon. We had plans to get an early start to the day, so I woke […]
Cuba; Day 9-Taking It Easy
Realistically, I wasn’t going to be able to sleep in since I had gone to bed so early the night before, but I would have liked to have slept past 5 a.m.! Usually the cars honking, people talking, yelling and laughing, and Yolanda’s radio don’t wake me up, but that morning they did and it […]