First, I would like to say sorry since I haven’t been able to keep up with my daily posts. I was planning to blog yesterday, but I had a journal club meeting which I will talk more about later in my post.
Well, I guess I’ll start off by talking about this past weekend. Last week, my RC told me I had the choice of taking a tour around NYU or Columbia . In the end, I decided to pick NYU, so on Saturday morning I boarded the bus to go off on the tour of the college. However, when we finally arrived in New York , all the students were told that we wouldn’t be going on the school tour of the university. Instead, they gave us 30 minutes to go and explore the area of NYU. I personally would’ve liked a guide to show us around since all really got to do was walk around for a couple of blocks and then walk back to the meeting place. After this, we went to the Time Warner Center to get some lunch and shop for an hour. Then after meeting in Central Park, some of the RCs showed us how to get to Madison and 5th Avenue. Cynthia, her roommate, and I just sat down to finish our lunches and walked around to look at the shops. We went to the South Street Seaport to grab some dinner and I was able to buy some souvenirs. Then it was off to the bus to drive back to the campus.
On Sunday, the three of us were supposed to go to New York again with Ms. Crespo so we would be able to explore more of the city. However, we just went to King of Prussia after having lunch in downtown Philadelphia. I loved this day! It was great to get away from campus for a little bit and shop. I was only able to walk through half of the mall in the 4 hours we were there! Luckily, we're going back this Sunday so I can shop around in the other half. After going to the mall, the four of us had dinner in a downtown restaurant. It was great to have food that was different from the food offered here. Don't get me wrong. I am greatful for the variety of food there is here, but it was getting a little old. Anyways, Ms. Crespo dropped us off at the campus after getting dessert.
Yesterday was the start of the third week here at Penn. It's weird thinking that I am going to be home in two weeks. Well, the day started off with a lecture about the spinal cord. I realized that I'm starting to like the lectures more and more each day. At first, I thought was going to get bored after the first few lectures, but the topics that the class is learning about really interest me. Although it's a difficult to understand the material at times, I actually like the things I'm learning and I know I will be able to use this knowledge in future classes. Well, after a little break, we watched the movie Gattaca since it deals with chemical engineering. I thought it was going to be some boring, science movie, but I I loved it! I thought it was very interesting and I recommend you watch it. :) This day I had a journal club meeting. It was an hour and 30 minutes this time since our leader, Kate, had to deal with a problem that happened on her way to the meeting. We just had a discussion about our second article which was about the sleep patterns of adolescents (the study used 9th and 10th grade students) during school. I thought it was much easier to read compared to the first one. I also thought it was more interesting since it deals with teens. We will be meeting two more times this week since we want to get started on our presentation. Our next article is about circadian rhythms and breast cancer.
Today, there was a lecture on the sense organs. We also finished the rest of Gattaca and had a discussion about genetic testing, selection, and engineering. I thought today's lecture was pretty easy to understand plus the topic was interesting to learn about. There was a mandatory presentation to see today. It was just about college and our futures.
Well, I have to go right now since I want to think a little more about my topic for the paper. I think I know what I want to write about, but I've been trying to think of my other options the entire day. Oh and when I have the time, I'll post up some pictures from the weekend and give details about what we do in lab.
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Don't be sorry, hell we know that the class is keeping all of you very busy. I am glad that you are getting an experience that will last a lifetime.
Medicine is not my cup of tea and so I am tickled pink that all of you understand what is going on in the class. My time would be at Cornell where Jared Jawad is getting a good dose of American history, that is my type of class.
Don't get me wrong we need more doctors in the world, but I faint at the first sign of blood. So I am glad that each of you have the stomach to handle the material. I am also glad that your paper will be turned in before we head out to the number one restaurant in Philadelphia. Only the best for the "Terrific Trio" And yes, Cynthia that statemenent is for you!!
I know all of you are enjoying life at a world renowned institution and getting a first hand experience at the fast paced life of College. This has been wonderful to read and see how everything is going. I do hope that Ms. Crespo will take you to New York if they give you a day off before you leave. However, if you do not get a chance to go to New York. Go to Wilmington Delaware and visit the school district where our superintendent comes from. The name of the district is Brandywine unified and it is only thirty minutes away from Philadelphia. The district may get a kick out of seeing students from where our superintendent is now working.
Although you only had a few minutes to see NYU it is a great campus and a wonderful school. I hope that you will get a chance to visit Temple and Villanova when you are in Philadelphia. They are great schools that are right in the area. Also if they will let you take a trip, they may allow you to visit Bucknell or Lehigh which are also two great schools in the greater Philadelphia area.
Take care and good luck on the paper.
Charles T. Ramsey
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