Manual Labor!!!

I volunteered for Habitat for Humanity on September 6th and man was it hard work!

We had to clear out any cement pieces left in the dirt then level out all the dirt so they could later plant grass. We also had to go under the house and level everything out to the foundation to prevent any water pools for mosquitos. It was the coolest place to be at the time, so I did not complain, but oh man! My back was sore the next day. It was a work out for sure. Once everything was said and done we surprisingly had a lot to show for all our hard work. I want to say the whole yard was leveled and cleared and cleaned up. We finished a lot of touch up stuff inside the house and outside the house. The group picture of us I think says it all, "we are dirty and we accomplished a lot!"  It was a great experience and really fun doing it with everyone in the class, we all were hot and tired, but we were also all hanging out with friends and having a great time helping out. :)

Volunteer Hours: 8 hrs (9/6/14)

Catching up on experiences

So I have been in New Orleans for now about two months. My first day arriving I was definitely cultured shocked. Coming from San Diego I did not know what to expect and knowing how catastrophic Hurricane Katrina was, I wondered how much had been fixed or rebuilt. I remember thinking "wow, this is where I am going to live for the next year..." I think maybe after a week or two I started to feel like this place could totally be home. I still get confused with the roads at time, but this place is such a cultured gem. I brought my car with me and even though I do not travel too far and wide from the city of New Orleans I feel like I am becoming a master of the road! Oh and I love the style of the houses here it makes me want to buy or remodel a house (if and when I buy one) in the spanish/french style. They are just too cute! I still think "wow" about living in New Orleans, but now it is more like, "wow, I can't believe I live in New Orleans!!" I never imagined leaving San Diego and I am so glad I chose this program to experience something so very different from what I know.

The Pharmacology program itself is very interesting
and I have definitely learned a lot, sometimes more
than I think my brain can handle! This picture here

is at the BioMedical Reception. It was super fun and a very relaxed enjoyable experience getting to meet everyone else from the other programs and hanging with my own fellow pharm classmates. It was a good night!