Crescent City Pharmacology

  Going to lectures on the med school campus My cat always joins me for lectures on Zoom Some of the study guides I made to learn all of the different drugs for MedPharm. Making visuals like these helps me organize the information in my mind. A beach trip after the first exam

 After moving to New Orleans in July, I was unsure how I would be able to adjust to a new city and a new school in the middle of a pandemic. My mind was awash with worries. I worried about whether online classes would hinder my ability to form connections with my classmates and professors. Having spent two years as a teacher, I was nervous to be a student once again. I worried that the courses would be too difficult and that I would be met with more failures than successes. Fortunately, none of my fears have been realized. I've loved being a student again and have enjoyed all of the lectures. It has been rewarding to have my hard work result in good exam scores. I have been studying very diligently and yet learning the pharmacology material somehow feels effortless. It is as if my mind is eagerly welcoming the material because I am so happy to be in courses that I find exciting. It's a refreshing change from teaching the same high school chemistry lesson four times in a row eve...

Senior citizens in nursing homes are experiencing unthinkable loneliness because of the pandemic. My grandmother lived in an assisted living facility before she died so I know firsthand how lonely residents can become without routine family visits. I was so excited to be presented with the opportunity to reach out to some of these seniors. I wanted to convey to the seniors that people all over are thinking of them even though they may feel forgotten. I wrote to a black woman who requested letters from people from Baltimore. Writing to her made me emotional because of the similarities between her and my grandmother. I hope to write to more seniors in the future.