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!