Anyway, there's not too much to report. Everything's basically the same as always. I'm feeling a little worried about the tests that I took in Biochemistry, Immunology, and Physics these past two weeks. I've felt really off my game, and I'm afraid that it will come through in my test performance. I think I'm experiencing a little bit of mental overload, but I don't even know why. If I can't take 10 weeks of a subject now, how am I going to take 15 weeks of many subjects in veterinary school? Maybe it's just this unique set of classes this term. This is what I will tell myself. There's no reason why this term should have been as hard as has.
On a lighter note, Circle K started its Baskets of Hope item collection this week for Make a Difference Day. I worked the table two days, and both days were pretty slow. We got absolutely nothing the first three days. We did get some promises from some students and faculty that they would make a contribution, though, so that will be nice. I got a couple of dollars from a friend to go toward our dollar-store shopping trip this Friday. And on Friday afternoon of this past week, a woman stopped by and donated two blankets, some candles, and an assortment of personal care items. Another student dropped off some note cards. So we are slowly making progress toward being able to make up a fairly good number of baskets to deliver! It will be very rewarding to see the looks on the faces of the women at the shelter when we bring them these items in a week!
On Monday, when I went to check my mail, I was surprised to find a package slip in my mailbox. I had ordered some textbooks on the Friday before, so I knew it couldn't be them. Perplexed, I headed to Sorensen Hall to the Bulk Mail office to retrieve my package. I was so excited when I saw that it was from home! I rushed back to my room to open it. Inside was a cute note from Mom plus some end of the term food supplies to help get me through the next 11 days: instant oatmeal, pitas, popcorn, tea, crackers, granola bars, hot chocolate mix, almonds, and pasta! Mom knows me so well. I feel so loved and privileged to still be receiving care packages from my family as a senior. I figured freshman year I would get them because it was my first time really far away from home for an extended period of time, but now, I am so well adjusted to college life that I almost cannot remember what it felt like to be that awkward freshman girl.
Friday was actually a pretty great day too because one of my Winter Term books arrived (the lab atlas for Microbiology or "Micro," as I shall refer to it), and I got to see one of my guy friends that I don't see often. He gave me a big hug, and we chatted for a bit before I had to run to class. That night, Sarah and I went to a showing of The Dark Knight Rises that OSA was playing in Pepsico. They had chairs set up on the courts, plus free popcorn with yummy toppings like candy corn, M&Ms, and peanuts (plus free pop and water). It was a great night! I enjoyed the movie; I thought it was better than The Dark Knight. It was just so chock-full of A-list actors, and the plot was really good.
This morning, I went to a professor's house with a couple of other girls (who happened to be sisters) from Circle K to spread mulch on a path through his wooded property. I actually enjoyed it because, as you might expect, I love doing things that produce tangible results (this is part of the reason why being a vet is so appealing to me). The path looked so much better when we were done! The professors grandsons like playing the woods around the path, so we were doing something pretty important. They actually came for a visit while we were there, and they seemed pretty happy with the improvement. The boys (twins) built a makeshift version of Eeyore's house from Winnie the Pooh, and their mom told us that they call the woods "Heffalump Hollow," which I thought was pretty cute. What was even better was that they brought with them a beautiful Husky named Carusa, who was very sweet. This is why I love Circle K. We even got to see some deer bounding through the woods, which was very cool. As a side note, there was an owl sleeping in one of the trees in our backyard this morning. It was awesome! (I like owls, if you can't tell.) Anyway, we did that for about two hours, and then the professor wrote us a check for Circle K for our time. So, it was like fundraising and volunteering at the same time!
Tomorrow is finally the re-scheduled Cardboard Regatta from Homecoming. I hope our boat doesn't sink into the Slough, but in all likelihood, it will! Most clubs don't make it too far before the thing capsizes. That thing has to hold a full-grown man and woman! Sarah is riding in the boat for Scandinavian Club, so I'm sort of looking forward to seeing her fall in. (Oops...sorry, bestie!)
I can't believe that we are heading into the last week of classes for this term! I know I say this a lot, but it just always astounds me how quickly the term flies by. Before too long, I will need to start looking for a place to work during the six months between graduation and vet school (hopefully) and scoping out grad schools to apply to as back-up in case I don't get in to vet school. I would have my Biology degree, so I could get a legitimate science-based job in the interim, which is kind of cool.
After this week, I will finally be done with my Biochemistry poster, Immunology presentation, and Cadaver final (we are taking it a week early, which is good because otherwise I would be here until at least Thursday of Finals Week, which is always a real bummer).
Since I didn't do much this week that lent itself well to photos, I will share a picture from the night we watched Armageddon for BBB.
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| Most of us were doing homework instead of really watching the movie. Hence, the books. What? We're busy Biology students! |
Glad to hear you are doing good. You must remember the classes you are taking this semester are pretty heavy ones and your terms are so short.
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