Okay, maybe a bit over-dramatic, but seriously... I'm having a blast - the people in my class are incredible. As I have said time and time again, SGU really encourages a cooperative learning environment so you will find that each class works together to help each other out and learn as a team, rather than competing for rank.
There is a ton of material to master before midterms but with exceptional resources provided by the school, the workload seems slightly more possible than completely impossible. As you can tell, I'm in a "GO SGU!" phase. Ask me tomorrow, I may sing a different tune.
We went out for a roomie dinner last Friday since we knew we wouldn't get off campus much in the next few weeks. We went to Le Boulangerie, (MY FAVORITE!) and O introduced me to the most amazing creation at the sushi restaurant next door. It's ice cream dipped in tempura and fried. OOOOHHH. EMMMMM. GEEEEEEE. Where has THAT been all my life?
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| Love at first bite. |
I also got a chance to sneak off to Prickly Bay and check that scene out with some of the girls in my class. What an amazing place! Definitely a tourist hang out, but they had live music and for the first time in a long time, I actually felt like I was on vacation! Here is a pic of guys on steel drums playing "Margaritaville."
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| The ambience ACTUALLY made me feel like I was on a Caribbean island! |
In other news, my little sister, Tori - who I miss dearly - is in the process of teaching Levi and his cousins how to fetch the newspaper. Probably the coolest thing I have ever seen! I miss that little dude. :(
I've finally adapted to not having a clothes dryer. Can you believe it? I barely can. The only downside is these little guys sometimes hitch a ride to school without making their presence known till the end of the day. I found this little guy on the back of my sweatshirt... which I had been wearing... the whole day. NBD.
My favorite professor Dr. Pasquini, brought two one-day-old guinea pigs for us to play with the other day. It's days like these that I am rejuvenated by my career choice and remember why I am torturing myself incessantly.
This was another visitor for an exotic animal handling lab. Unfortunately, I was going out as he was coming in but I still got to scratch his shell and watch him actually wiggle his whole body like a dog does during a good back scratch. THE CUTEST!
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| Dover the 85-pound Sulcata Tortoise |
Finally, the newest endeavors:
First, my genetics professor is allowing the top 10% of the class the opportunity to research alongside her graduate students for a gene annotation project. I'm still figuring out what the hell that means, so when I find out, you'll be the first to hear about it. But it's super exciting because it is my first formal research experience!
Secondly, Dinger and I have taken on a fundraising project to raise money for the safe transportation of homeless pothounds on the island to her rescue in Fort Collins. The project was wildly more popular than we could have possibly predicted and we ended up raising more than enough money for our first transfer within just a few hours of activating the website. There are so many incredible groups already in place that are dedicated to getting these dogs off the streets and getting them the medical attention they need. These groups will be ensuring that the dogs are in tip top shape to travel.
Check out the lucky pups that get to make the journey, here.
Well, that's all for now. I'm off to piece together the wonderful world of metabolism.
