so close

As I am looking forward to graduation, I am taking steps to improve and solidify my resume for med school. One of the things i just got involved in was volunteering at the hospital here in seguin. my first day was this Wednesday and i was assigned to the ER. I was kinda excited because it is the 'ER'. From all the TV shows, it seems like the ER is the most exciting place in the whole world, so my expectations were high. So i get there and was ready to go but things didn't exactly turn out the way i anticipated...it was a little boring and things were as fast paced as they usually are on TV, there were no blood and guts and no one was running to get things done. i guess the reason is because the hospital is not a trauma center(not too sure) and seguin is small so there is not a lot of the crazy things that happen in bigger cities. Another reason is because i couldn't do anything hands on because i don't have any experience or certification. But I got to work in the triage as a HUC (health unit coordinator) to help out some of the nurses and i loved it...it was great to help people and there was never a dull moment. I was able to learn a lot of new things from the nurses who were willing to teach me. Each day I work there will be a step closer to being certain that working in the health field is what I want to do.

"The Crazies"

No, this is not a promo for the new movie but a short description of what the past week or 2 has been....from the sculptor (making a brain model out of clay for my neuroscience class....not as easy as it sounds) to the movie critic (writing movie reviews for my English Comp II class) to the physicist(studying for a physics exam), everything has been quite chaotic, at least to me. Senior year has not been as easy as i thought it would be from getting resumes done and sent out to figuring out where i want to go and what exactly i want to do is really stressful but am trying to stay positive and i know i will figure it out at some point....trust me, i will:). Ok, so even though i have not reached the point of "the crazies" i sure was close to it..

long over due

yah, its been long over due and i am finally posting my first blog, Yay!. Having a journal was something i have always loved to do or have but then college came along(i hate when that happens..lol!).Speaking of college,it has been a bitter-sweet experience for me.

Sweet: The college experience is an opportunity that not a lot of people have had or will have especially from where i come from. i am so grateful for the opportunity to acquire knowledge which i can use to make a difference in the world.

Now to the bitter part, transitioning to college meant leaving my family, friends and the neighborhood i have known my whole life to fly thousands of miles across the Atlantic to the US, talk about "transitioning". Leaving Africa to the US has been a huge change for me and each day i still suffer from the culture shock but at the same time i have had some amazing experiences and met some amazing friends but no matter what, there is no place like home. overall, the experience has not been too bad, as am still trying to make the best use of the opportunity i have.

DWTS

DWTS= dancing with the stars, which is a T.V show that comes on ABC about celebrities that take part in a dance competition taught by professional dancers. Sometimes it seems unfair because the participants are sometimes musical performers and figure skaters that have an idea of dance which makes it unfair for other people who do not have an idea of dance. but who am i to complain, i love the show and i sometimes wish i could be one of the participants because i really love to dance. i find myself shaking my head or moving to the music when they dance, thankfully i am usually by myself when i do so i don't look crazy. but dance has been my passion for a while and as i wait for admission to medical school, i will try to explore and develop my dance talent which i do not want to die. once i have kids, i will make sure to enroll them in every dance class available because i think it is such a wonderful form of art expression.

ouch!

muffin tops, love handles and turkey necks....sounds familiar? (especially to girls). it is that time of the year when people think more about those adjectives in anticipation of summer. For me, those words have never really bothered me till this year( senior year in college), so i ventured out to that dreaded part of campus, that room that is full of equipments that i haunt me "The fitness center".... my friends convinced me and i started working out! yay! but with workouts, came consequences, every movement for me was a struggle as my muscles were sour and my friends were tired of hearing me say Ouch! the sourness kinda felt good because i knew that i was actually working. within weeks of working out, i could actually see results and i am on my way to the bikini body...lol! things have changed and i don't need anyone to convince me to work out anymore; i still get lazy sometimes but i have found out what works for me and what i like to do and i am really pleased with the results so far....see you at the beach!