As usual, I have been crazy busy, but that's expected by now I think. With classes, work, dance, and track, I barely have time to breathe. I believe it's all worth it though. Classes are going okay. I am buried in homework all the time but I'm starting to feel almost all the way caught up. It's a great feeling.
My workouts for track are on the upswing. I was extremely sick last week (sinus infection?) so I didn't get as much done as I wanted to. It was extremely hard to breathe and/or move for almost five days straight. However, I am almost fully recovered now. Still a little difficult to breathe, and my nose doesn't like to stop running (wish I could say the same for my legs) but other than that I'm feeling pretty healthy. I've been able to increase the weight that I have been lifting as well as the intensity of my conditioning workouts. It is going to be great to be ready to go once the season starts. I won't have to worry about getting back in shape because I'll already be there! I'm also proud of my teammates because for the most part it seems that they are keeping up with their workouts as well. I can't wait to see what we can accomplish this season!
As for dance, I am having so much fun. We are all freaking out a little because we debut TOMORROW! We will be performing for the first time ever as our school's first ever dance team at halftime of the Homecoming football game tomorrow afternoon. We have a pretty busy schedule until then. Practice is in a few hours, and then we will have team dinner and video. Tomorrow morning we have rehearsal at 9am and are busy from then until the end of the game approximately seven hours later. We are so excited. There are a lot of different opinions about us out there, and we want to give a great first impression.
The other exciting part of this weekend is my family coming to see me! My mom, dad, and sister will be arriving tomorrow morning(ish) to watch me perform at the game, and then we get to hang out all night and the next morning. It is going to be awesome.
Well I better get some homework done before practice. Thanks for reading!
"Be a winner: plan to win, prepare to win, expect to win."
-Anon
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
What Am I Doing With My Life?
I have been asking myself this very question a lot lately, mostly just because I am so busy that I am getting extremely overwhelmed and stressed. Therefore, I am pretty sure the answer to my question is, "too much." However, this is really the only life I know. I'm not really sure why I still get so stressed out when I should be used to non-stop craziness by now. A lot of it is probably good stress, but sometimes I just get exhausted and have to step back, take a deep breath, relax a little while, and then get back to work. As long as I can get in a short break here and there I will be just fine.
Classes are still pretty crazy. I am kind of amazed they are taking so much of my time because I am only taking four. I am so glad I decided not to take more. I knew these classes would be tough and would take a lot of my time, and I am positive I made the correct decision. I think part of it is also that I am so used to staying ahead in homework that it is just freaking me out that I am actually on time. Plus I still have to schedule in work, dance practices, track workouts, making meals, sleep, and other random things that come up along the way.
Work has slowed down as I suspected, and we are using most of our time to work on projects and organizing our office. We are getting too big for our office, however. We have too many students enrolled! High enrollment is definitely not a bad thing for the university but we have surpassed our maximum capacity for student files. I am pretty sure we are ordering another filing cabinet that we aren't exactly sure is going to fit. I guess that's not my problem though...yet.
Dance has been going really well. I am getting so close to doing the splits. We have started doing skills practices taught by a few of the girls that have a lot of dance experience outside of our twice weekly team practices. Today was the first one I was able to attend and I had a great time. It ended up being a one-on-one session so I got a lot of attention and learned a lot about technique, form, dance terms, and posture. I can already see a huge improvement in my turns and kicks. Our Homecoming debut is getting closer and closer and I am getting so pumped!
I guess I should put a little note on how this is the first year I have a full kitchen at school and therefore the first time I am in charge of all of my meals. It is very difficult for a college student to be responsible for their own food and still make sure they are eating healthy, especially on such a tight budget. I have been taking some risks with my cooking, though, and am learning a lot about what works, what tastes good, and how I can use the little amount of things that I have to make a fulfilling meal.
I started to get back into lifting finally this week. It felt great to get back in the weight room, but it is so hard to try to find time to get it taken care of because besides being busy all the time, when I have free time I am completely exhausted, which is not the best condition to lift in. I have just been taking everything one step at a time to try and keep up with all of my responsibilities as a student-athlete. My first priority has to be school though, which is why they put the word "student" before the word "athlete." Besides, if it weren't for school I wouldn't be participating in athletics. I came here to get a degree. Being an athlete is just a huge perk.
I know what you're thinking. If I am so busy how do I have the time to write all this? I don't. I just know it has been a while since I updated everyone and I wanted you all to know I am surviving. It is extremely late (midnight-I know I am pretty lame for thinking that is way late) and I am so excited to go to bed. Plus my laundry is drying. I still have to fold it. I think I am probably just rambling now because I am way too tired to be awake right now, so I'll go ahead and close.
"Those who work the hardest are the last to surrender." -Rick Pitino
Thanks for reading! God bless =)
Classes are still pretty crazy. I am kind of amazed they are taking so much of my time because I am only taking four. I am so glad I decided not to take more. I knew these classes would be tough and would take a lot of my time, and I am positive I made the correct decision. I think part of it is also that I am so used to staying ahead in homework that it is just freaking me out that I am actually on time. Plus I still have to schedule in work, dance practices, track workouts, making meals, sleep, and other random things that come up along the way.
Work has slowed down as I suspected, and we are using most of our time to work on projects and organizing our office. We are getting too big for our office, however. We have too many students enrolled! High enrollment is definitely not a bad thing for the university but we have surpassed our maximum capacity for student files. I am pretty sure we are ordering another filing cabinet that we aren't exactly sure is going to fit. I guess that's not my problem though...yet.
Dance has been going really well. I am getting so close to doing the splits. We have started doing skills practices taught by a few of the girls that have a lot of dance experience outside of our twice weekly team practices. Today was the first one I was able to attend and I had a great time. It ended up being a one-on-one session so I got a lot of attention and learned a lot about technique, form, dance terms, and posture. I can already see a huge improvement in my turns and kicks. Our Homecoming debut is getting closer and closer and I am getting so pumped!
I guess I should put a little note on how this is the first year I have a full kitchen at school and therefore the first time I am in charge of all of my meals. It is very difficult for a college student to be responsible for their own food and still make sure they are eating healthy, especially on such a tight budget. I have been taking some risks with my cooking, though, and am learning a lot about what works, what tastes good, and how I can use the little amount of things that I have to make a fulfilling meal.
I started to get back into lifting finally this week. It felt great to get back in the weight room, but it is so hard to try to find time to get it taken care of because besides being busy all the time, when I have free time I am completely exhausted, which is not the best condition to lift in. I have just been taking everything one step at a time to try and keep up with all of my responsibilities as a student-athlete. My first priority has to be school though, which is why they put the word "student" before the word "athlete." Besides, if it weren't for school I wouldn't be participating in athletics. I came here to get a degree. Being an athlete is just a huge perk.
I know what you're thinking. If I am so busy how do I have the time to write all this? I don't. I just know it has been a while since I updated everyone and I wanted you all to know I am surviving. It is extremely late (midnight-I know I am pretty lame for thinking that is way late) and I am so excited to go to bed. Plus my laundry is drying. I still have to fold it. I think I am probably just rambling now because I am way too tired to be awake right now, so I'll go ahead and close.
"Those who work the hardest are the last to surrender." -Rick Pitino
Thanks for reading! God bless =)
Sunday, August 28, 2011
First Week: Complete
The first week of class was crazy to say the least. I was already assigned a ton of homework and even had a quiz the first day! Luckily the quiz ended up being extra credit toward our first test. It looks like I will have a pretty busy semester, but it should go well, and I am looking forward to learning a lot of new things. With that said, I have been working my butt off already and have completed all the homework I have due by Wednesday! I also talked to a professor about a possible research project and I will basically be performing a lab to see if he can use it in future classes. Depending on my results, students in the future may be performing the lab I investigated!
I went into work at the financial aid office a few times last week and plan on working some more hours this week. It was pretty busy with everyone being back to campus and having questions and everything, but it will probably slow down a little some time within the next few weeks.
Dance has been going really well. We have started working on skills a little bit so we can improve our dancing and clean up our routines. We had call outs yesterday that went really well, and I am excited for the future of our team. We will be debuting at Homecoming, and it should be a great performance.
That pretty much sums up my first week of class. I have pretty much just been trying to keep up with the homework assigned and keeping my stress levels down. 1 week down. 16 to go. Let's do this.
I went into work at the financial aid office a few times last week and plan on working some more hours this week. It was pretty busy with everyone being back to campus and having questions and everything, but it will probably slow down a little some time within the next few weeks.
Dance has been going really well. We have started working on skills a little bit so we can improve our dancing and clean up our routines. We had call outs yesterday that went really well, and I am excited for the future of our team. We will be debuting at Homecoming, and it should be a great performance.
That pretty much sums up my first week of class. I have pretty much just been trying to keep up with the homework assigned and keeping my stress levels down. 1 week down. 16 to go. Let's do this.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Back to School
Well I am back. I have been here for a few days now but was pretty busy during the week and didn't have internet in my room until now. During the week, I was all about dance and getting everything unpacked and organized in my room. For those of you who didn't know, I joined the dance team at school. We had conditioning in the morning, and then two hours later we had practice every day. We then had a few hours until team dinner. By 9pm I was completely exhausted.
My time at home during my last week or so of summer was spent packing and hanging out with my family. I had a lot of time to think this past summer, so I have some pretty nice goals for this school year. I also started a new hobby digital scrapbooking. I am just messing around with what I can do right now but I am hoping to eventually build a portfolio and turn it into a mini business. We college kids are always thinking of ways to make some extra cash, right? I really enjoy it so far and am looking forward to what I can do with it.
Like I said, I have many goals for this school year. One of them is to pursue research. I would really like to work on my own research project this year, so I am hoping to work it out with a professor. It would be really nice if I could get some class credit for it as well. The more I think about what I want to research, the more I think I am leaning toward Alzheimer's disease. I haven't been close to anyone with the disease, but just talking to people about their family members who have/had it really pulls on my heart. To me, the relationships you have with people is one of the most important aspects of life. When someone has Alzheimer's, they lose the ability to have those special relationships, and it hurts everyone that cares for them. It also really ties in to wanting to be a physician-scientists because I will be able to work with patients in the pursuit of a cure. It will keep me even more motivated in my research.
Class starts in two days. I am looking forward to learning new things, although I am not that excited to jump back into the stress that comes with it. I hope that I will be able to stay ahead and really get the most out of my classes this semester. Thanks for reading! I'll post again soon once class starts!
My time at home during my last week or so of summer was spent packing and hanging out with my family. I had a lot of time to think this past summer, so I have some pretty nice goals for this school year. I also started a new hobby digital scrapbooking. I am just messing around with what I can do right now but I am hoping to eventually build a portfolio and turn it into a mini business. We college kids are always thinking of ways to make some extra cash, right? I really enjoy it so far and am looking forward to what I can do with it.
Like I said, I have many goals for this school year. One of them is to pursue research. I would really like to work on my own research project this year, so I am hoping to work it out with a professor. It would be really nice if I could get some class credit for it as well. The more I think about what I want to research, the more I think I am leaning toward Alzheimer's disease. I haven't been close to anyone with the disease, but just talking to people about their family members who have/had it really pulls on my heart. To me, the relationships you have with people is one of the most important aspects of life. When someone has Alzheimer's, they lose the ability to have those special relationships, and it hurts everyone that cares for them. It also really ties in to wanting to be a physician-scientists because I will be able to work with patients in the pursuit of a cure. It will keep me even more motivated in my research.
Class starts in two days. I am looking forward to learning new things, although I am not that excited to jump back into the stress that comes with it. I hope that I will be able to stay ahead and really get the most out of my classes this semester. Thanks for reading! I'll post again soon once class starts!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Best. Weekend. Ever.
I figured I should share a little bit about my weekend since it was so great. Yes, I know it is Tuesday but I have been a little busy (as usual). This past weekend was definitely the best I've had this summer. Pretty depressed it is already over, but it happens to the best of us.
My boyfriend, Chris, drove about six hours to visit me, and we had an extremely fun time. He got here Thursday afternoon/evening and we rented The Lincoln Lawyer from Redbox. It was a pretty awesome movie and I definitely recommend it. The next day, we went to Zoombezi Bay Water Park and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. It was a blast. We got there shortly after it opened so we didn't have to wait very long to ride the water slides. Once more people started to arrive, we spent some time in the wave pool, then the rest of our time was spent relaxing and chatting in the lazy river. We went to the zoo for lunch and to observe all of the animals. We returned to the water park to spend more time in the lazy river until we decided we wanted to ride more slides. However, as soon as we got to the end of the line after climbing the entire set of stairs, the park closed all of their attractions due to a huge thunderstorm we saw rolling in. While most of the people left the park and went home, some of us stayed, and while the rest of the people who stayed were taking cover everywhere they could, Chris and I sat on a bench. We were already in our bathing suits at a water park, so what was the point in trying to stay dry? After we learned that they would not open the slides again until a half hour after the last sight of lightning, we decided to go back to the zoo. We went to see the polar bears, but they weren't out so we sat on a bench and talked some more. That night, my mom ordered pizza and Chris and I baked a cake for fun. We were so tired by the end of the day and slept really well that night.
Saturday, we drove to a mall about fifteen minutes away and shopped for a few hours. We weren't really impressed with the mall though, and ended up shopping at the mall right by my house. I got a ton of new clothes and a new pair of shoes thanks to Chris! I could have shopped longer than we did, but we had to hurry home so my sister could get ready for a concert we were taking her to. After we dropped her off, we went to the musical Chicago. It was a great show and we were both impressed by the talent. We had to fight traffic to get out of the city, and then a huge thunderstorm hit just as we got close to my house. I had to run inside in the pouring rain in my new dress! It was pretty late when we got back so we just cooked a frozen pizza and watched TV until we were ready to go to sleep, which didn't take long at all.
Sunday we went to church and I saw one of my high school teachers. It was nice to see her after two years. After church, Chris tuned up my mom's bike and I made grilled cheese and tomato soup for lunch. The rest of the day was spent watching movies until dinner. After dinner, Chris had to make the drive back home. It was really a spectacular weekend and I couldn't have asked for anything better. (Except maybe less storms.)
Yesterday, I volunteered at the hospital again. It was a little more exciting than usual, mostly because there were more surgeries going on so the lobby wasn't empty. I also had a number of questions I had never dealt with before, but I am getting a lot more comfortable with the whole thing. Unfortunately, I had to give information on a patient that had passed away for the first time. It was over the phone, so it wasn't too bad. It made me sad, but that's the job. I have a lot of time to read and do puzzles and other things during my shift, and I read some pretty interesting things about the digestive system. The book I am reading is called Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body. I would highly recommend it to anyone that is at all curious about how the human body works. It gives a lot of interesting information on how your body functions during different times a day.
I am looking forward to volunteering at the assisted living facility tomorrow evening. It will be a nice change of atmosphere from the hospital. My sister and I get to hand out ice cream and drinks for a concert there, so it should be fun. I also have to clean the house and work out tomorrow. Thursday I am planning on going with my best friend to her grandfather's house, and Friday hopefully I'll make it to the beach! I am pretty glad for the busy week since this summer didn't really turn out the way I had hoped. Only three weeks until I move back to school though!
In case you're wondering how studying for the MCAT is going, I am finally into some of the chemistry portion of the class on WikiPremed, and my stack of flashcards is about two inches thick so far.
As always, thanks for reading and God bless!
My boyfriend, Chris, drove about six hours to visit me, and we had an extremely fun time. He got here Thursday afternoon/evening and we rented The Lincoln Lawyer from Redbox. It was a pretty awesome movie and I definitely recommend it. The next day, we went to Zoombezi Bay Water Park and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. It was a blast. We got there shortly after it opened so we didn't have to wait very long to ride the water slides. Once more people started to arrive, we spent some time in the wave pool, then the rest of our time was spent relaxing and chatting in the lazy river. We went to the zoo for lunch and to observe all of the animals. We returned to the water park to spend more time in the lazy river until we decided we wanted to ride more slides. However, as soon as we got to the end of the line after climbing the entire set of stairs, the park closed all of their attractions due to a huge thunderstorm we saw rolling in. While most of the people left the park and went home, some of us stayed, and while the rest of the people who stayed were taking cover everywhere they could, Chris and I sat on a bench. We were already in our bathing suits at a water park, so what was the point in trying to stay dry? After we learned that they would not open the slides again until a half hour after the last sight of lightning, we decided to go back to the zoo. We went to see the polar bears, but they weren't out so we sat on a bench and talked some more. That night, my mom ordered pizza and Chris and I baked a cake for fun. We were so tired by the end of the day and slept really well that night.
Saturday, we drove to a mall about fifteen minutes away and shopped for a few hours. We weren't really impressed with the mall though, and ended up shopping at the mall right by my house. I got a ton of new clothes and a new pair of shoes thanks to Chris! I could have shopped longer than we did, but we had to hurry home so my sister could get ready for a concert we were taking her to. After we dropped her off, we went to the musical Chicago. It was a great show and we were both impressed by the talent. We had to fight traffic to get out of the city, and then a huge thunderstorm hit just as we got close to my house. I had to run inside in the pouring rain in my new dress! It was pretty late when we got back so we just cooked a frozen pizza and watched TV until we were ready to go to sleep, which didn't take long at all.
Sunday we went to church and I saw one of my high school teachers. It was nice to see her after two years. After church, Chris tuned up my mom's bike and I made grilled cheese and tomato soup for lunch. The rest of the day was spent watching movies until dinner. After dinner, Chris had to make the drive back home. It was really a spectacular weekend and I couldn't have asked for anything better. (Except maybe less storms.)
Yesterday, I volunteered at the hospital again. It was a little more exciting than usual, mostly because there were more surgeries going on so the lobby wasn't empty. I also had a number of questions I had never dealt with before, but I am getting a lot more comfortable with the whole thing. Unfortunately, I had to give information on a patient that had passed away for the first time. It was over the phone, so it wasn't too bad. It made me sad, but that's the job. I have a lot of time to read and do puzzles and other things during my shift, and I read some pretty interesting things about the digestive system. The book I am reading is called Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body. I would highly recommend it to anyone that is at all curious about how the human body works. It gives a lot of interesting information on how your body functions during different times a day.
I am looking forward to volunteering at the assisted living facility tomorrow evening. It will be a nice change of atmosphere from the hospital. My sister and I get to hand out ice cream and drinks for a concert there, so it should be fun. I also have to clean the house and work out tomorrow. Thursday I am planning on going with my best friend to her grandfather's house, and Friday hopefully I'll make it to the beach! I am pretty glad for the busy week since this summer didn't really turn out the way I had hoped. Only three weeks until I move back to school though!
In case you're wondering how studying for the MCAT is going, I am finally into some of the chemistry portion of the class on WikiPremed, and my stack of flashcards is about two inches thick so far.
As always, thanks for reading and God bless!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Another Day of Volunteering at the Hospital
I am a little disappointed in my volunteer experience at the hospital. My reason for volunteering was to have patient interaction and I have been getting about zero. I take care of the patient information desk by myself so all I am allowed to do is answer phones and direct people where to go. I still enjoy being helpful, but it just isn't fulfilling my desires as much as I had hoped.
However, my sister and I toured a senior residential community/assisted living/nursing facility and are pretty excited to start volunteering there within the next week or so. There I know we will get one-on-one interaction with the residents.
One detail I have to share about my experience at the hospital today was something that happened shortly after my shift started. Somehow, a little boy got his shirt stuck in the entry doors and couldn't move. It was so funny and his dad had to walk across the lobby to set off the sensors to open the doors so he could break free. It pretty much made my day.
The MCAT class I am taking online is pretty boring, but it has a lot of useful information and I'm sure making myself sit through the videos will eventually pay off.
I suppose that is all that has really been happening lately. It has been crazy hot outside, which makes it hard to be motivated to complete my workouts, but I just have to push through it if I want to throw in California next year. Maybe next time I'll write a little bit on the books I have been reading.
Thanks for reading! God bless.
However, my sister and I toured a senior residential community/assisted living/nursing facility and are pretty excited to start volunteering there within the next week or so. There I know we will get one-on-one interaction with the residents.
One detail I have to share about my experience at the hospital today was something that happened shortly after my shift started. Somehow, a little boy got his shirt stuck in the entry doors and couldn't move. It was so funny and his dad had to walk across the lobby to set off the sensors to open the doors so he could break free. It pretty much made my day.
The MCAT class I am taking online is pretty boring, but it has a lot of useful information and I'm sure making myself sit through the videos will eventually pay off.
I suppose that is all that has really been happening lately. It has been crazy hot outside, which makes it hard to be motivated to complete my workouts, but I just have to push through it if I want to throw in California next year. Maybe next time I'll write a little bit on the books I have been reading.
Thanks for reading! God bless.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
What. A. Week.
I'm sorry for those of you that have been repeatedly checking back to see if I have posted something new in the past two weeks (MOM). I have done pretty much zero studying, and haven't really been home. Last Friday, I went to Indiana to visit family, go to a wedding, and traditionally celebrate the 4th of July.
When I got home on Wednesday, I unpacked to repack for Cincinnati on Thursday. I accompanied my mother to the North American Christian Convention, "Unleashed". What an experience it was. We only went for the one day even though it lasted all week, but it was our first time attending such an event. Honestly, it was completely exhausting physically. We woke up at 6am, drove two hours to Cincinnati, listened to a number of wonderful speakers, sang praise songs, attended workshops, zig-zagged our way through a huge room of exhibits, and spoke with many people about all sorts of things.
We bought some things from the Rapha House, supporting the rescue and support of girls exposed to slavery and sexual exploitation. You can visit their website at http://www.raphahouse.org/ if you are interested in learning more or would like to help support the cause. We also spoke with many different organizations about mission opportunities since I am interested in traveling to Europe for a cause. I probably won't have time to travel next summer, but a trip after graduation is being kept in the back of my mind.
The speakers we listened to at the convention were uplifting. They had some great ideas and wisdom to share. One of them was also a comedian, and connects to her audience through laughter. We arrived to our hotel around 10pm and didn't want to do anything but sleep. Although physically exhausting, it was definitely spiritually refreshing. I am seriously considering attending next year's convention in Orlando.
Yesterday, I volunteered at the hospital for the second time. Once again, I couldn't help but smile as I was assisting with all sorts of people and tasks. I met some other great volunteers and we enjoyed each others company when work was slow. I even found out one of them attends the same church I do. I discharged a few patients by myself and ran specimens to the lab. I answered many phone calls and directed many people to where they needed to go. I became much more familiar with the hospital and believe I am ready to take on the job next week by myself.
Because I only volunteer at the hospital once a week, I have been looking into other volunteer opportunities since getting a job didn't really work out. At the convention, I spoke with a man involved with one of the assisted living communities and asked if they had a need for short-term volunteers. He told me they absolutely had a need, so I plan on calling the facility early next week to see what I can do for them.
Not much is happening around here otherwise. My best friend just returned from a study/internship abroad experience in New Zealand, so I am definitely looking forward to hearing all about her trip and having someone to hang out with for the rest of summer. I need to get back to lifting weights and working out next week and step up studying after my "vacation". I am definitely looking forward to getting back to real life when I return to school in August.
Sorry this post wasn't more exciting, but thanks for reading!
When I got home on Wednesday, I unpacked to repack for Cincinnati on Thursday. I accompanied my mother to the North American Christian Convention, "Unleashed". What an experience it was. We only went for the one day even though it lasted all week, but it was our first time attending such an event. Honestly, it was completely exhausting physically. We woke up at 6am, drove two hours to Cincinnati, listened to a number of wonderful speakers, sang praise songs, attended workshops, zig-zagged our way through a huge room of exhibits, and spoke with many people about all sorts of things.
We bought some things from the Rapha House, supporting the rescue and support of girls exposed to slavery and sexual exploitation. You can visit their website at http://www.raphahouse.org/ if you are interested in learning more or would like to help support the cause. We also spoke with many different organizations about mission opportunities since I am interested in traveling to Europe for a cause. I probably won't have time to travel next summer, but a trip after graduation is being kept in the back of my mind.
The speakers we listened to at the convention were uplifting. They had some great ideas and wisdom to share. One of them was also a comedian, and connects to her audience through laughter. We arrived to our hotel around 10pm and didn't want to do anything but sleep. Although physically exhausting, it was definitely spiritually refreshing. I am seriously considering attending next year's convention in Orlando.
Yesterday, I volunteered at the hospital for the second time. Once again, I couldn't help but smile as I was assisting with all sorts of people and tasks. I met some other great volunteers and we enjoyed each others company when work was slow. I even found out one of them attends the same church I do. I discharged a few patients by myself and ran specimens to the lab. I answered many phone calls and directed many people to where they needed to go. I became much more familiar with the hospital and believe I am ready to take on the job next week by myself.
Because I only volunteer at the hospital once a week, I have been looking into other volunteer opportunities since getting a job didn't really work out. At the convention, I spoke with a man involved with one of the assisted living communities and asked if they had a need for short-term volunteers. He told me they absolutely had a need, so I plan on calling the facility early next week to see what I can do for them.
Not much is happening around here otherwise. My best friend just returned from a study/internship abroad experience in New Zealand, so I am definitely looking forward to hearing all about her trip and having someone to hang out with for the rest of summer. I need to get back to lifting weights and working out next week and step up studying after my "vacation". I am definitely looking forward to getting back to real life when I return to school in August.
Sorry this post wasn't more exciting, but thanks for reading!
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