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As February comes to an end, we are in the full swing of
Mardi Gras in New Orleans. I spent Friday resting after our neurology module
exams that morning. Saturday night I was able to go to Endymion to see friends
who rode in the parade. I plan on spending Mardi Gras Day tomorrow watching the
parades uptown. One of my roommates and long-time friend is planning on proposing
to his girlfriend tomorrow on the parade route, so I am hoping for more good weather
to celebrate. I am glad to see life in New Orleans slowly return to normal
following the pandemic, and I hope that we don’t see a large surge in cases
following this week.
I plan on spending the rest of our break relaxing with
family and friends, but I will also use the time off as an opportunity to serve
our community. I am signed up through Second Harvest to volunteer this Thursday
from 9am – 3pm at Giving Hope Foodbank in New Orleans East. I am looking
forward to this opportunity to help others who are less fortunate. Food is such
an important part of our health, and no one in our community should have to go
hungry.
I also received some exciting news this month that I have
been accepted into this year’s medical school class at LSU New Orleans. I am very
grateful for my acceptance and can’t show enough thanks for my friends, family,
and professors who have supported me through the process. Here at Tulane, it
seems like the time has been flying by as we now have less than two months until
our med pharm NBME exam. I have learned a lot through our classes this year,
and I look forward to learning more as we wrap up the semester.
