February 2018
While I'd love to talk about Pharmacology in this post, I think the elephant in the room for any prospective student who might be reading this post is... MARDI GRAS. Now, as a native New Orleanian, MG is not something that is particularly new to me. However, what was new was the opportunity to show a whole new group of people what all the hype was about. While we lost a lot of good men far too early in the weekend, some were able to pace themselves and understood the importance of rally. Twas a rainy MG this year, but nonetheless, I think all would consider it a huge success. If you are a first timer to the festivities, make sure you heed the warning of the importance of pacing yourself throughout the weekend. As for academia and volunteering, both were about as calm as they have been this year. I (regrettably) did not take advantage of any of my down time and was unable to complete any volunteer hours this month. It'll make for a busy next couple months, but with 20 hours to