I can't believe it's already November. Time goes by super fast. I have only 6 more weeks till the end of my first semester at Hopkins. Let's see. Health Assessment test on Thursday as well as abdominal focused lab write-up. Dosage calculation exam is anytime between 11pm on Tuesday, Nov 4 till 11pm Nov 8th. I feel pretty good about the Dosage Calculation because it is mostly algebra. I did all 100 practice problems in the course package and hopefully that's enough to prepare for the test. About Health Assessment, I need to read the book since a lot of the test questions come from the text book (by Jarvis). Things will be due back to back, one exam after another until the end of the semester. I don't know how I will be able to survive final time with one test every day for 4 continuous days Dec 7-11.
Anyway, that is academic life, which is very interesting but intense. Yesterday I dressed up as mother nature walking up to Gilford with my classmates and their husbands for a small Halloween parade. It's only 15 min walk from Johns Hopkins Homewood campus. Houses there are GORGEOUS. It rained yesterday in the morning so the streets were wet. Nonetheless, leaves are changing color and falling, especially with the wind. Together they make a beautiful and touching picture of the fall in Maryland. In my area (Johns Hopkins Hospital), things are mostly building and cars so there are not that many trees. So it was so wonderful being able to explore such a beautiful face of Maryland.
In the evening, I went to Inner Harbor to eat at Cheesecake Factory. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any parking because they closed the streets down for Halloween block party where tons of people dressed up and showed of their costumes. Next year I know where I'll go for Halloween.
Two of my male classmates dressed up as professor Diane Aschenbrenner and Sheri Lynn and they were hilarious. Some of the faculty here decorated their offices and hallway to celebrate Halloween. That was really cool since no faculty ever celebrated at my undergraduate school.
Got to go back to studying on Sunday evening. Be back soon!