January blog post

 January hours: 1.5

Total spring hours: 1.5

This month was a hard adjustment with being put on zoom again for an extended amount of time. I am so excited to go back to in person classes and see all of my classmates again. Being stuck in Mandeville with my parents has been quite a time but words can't express how ready I am to be back. The second week back two of my classmates and I picked up and went to the beach so we wouldn't be stuck at home any longer. It was a nice getaway but getting back into school mode was difficult for me. Especially with studying for the MCAT its hard to split up my time but its manageable. 

This month I volunteered at the animal shelter, I had to do the training and orientation which was emotional. I have a huge soft spot for homeless dogs especially pitbulls, which occupied 70% of the shelter, so I had a hard time leaving there.  Most of my dogs have been rescues so I felt like that was a good volunteer opportunity for me but it was heartbreaking. The first dog I took out immediately I knew I was going to get attached to some of the dogs there. 

I am mostly looking forward to the anesthesia module this coming semester because my dad is a nurse anesthetist and I have been to work with him a few times to shadow him. That's also the field of medicine I have always wanted to go into but I keep an open mind. If I am being honest I was not a huge fan of the endocrine module but I also had a hard time with the transition to zoom which may be the real reason for my feelings about the module.

Only a few more days till we are all back in the class room though so I’m really looking forward to it but January was pretty uneventful to say the least. 

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