Week 1: Famous Last Words

This week was certainly crazy busy, but it was a good week. On Friday, I finished my Biochemistry class, and I'm very thankful for a professor who wanted his students to succeed and was able to teach well. I learned about the Kreb's Cycle (pictured below) in biochemistry. I was very intimidated when I first saw it, but it is really not as hard as it looks! I was very worried about the course because I was also balancing commuting from home, preparing for the upcoming year in a student organization, and studying for the MCAT, which I took last month.

(Image information: Citric Acid Cycle, a part of biological metabolism from Wikimedia Commons)

This past summer was one of the most stressful summers I've ever had, but I'm thankful for my friends and family who kept me sane. Because I work at OU as a tour guide, this weekend was also busy with tours and orientation sessions. It is always so exciting to introduce students to their new home. Being a senior, their excitement for starting college made me nostalgic for when I first started. I can't believe I'm almost done!

One of the most fun things I did was the InterVarsity snowball fight. Basically, you throw nylon material filled with flour at each other. Even though you're coughing and struggling to see, it is one of the most unique and fun events on campus. Another fun thing I did was to sign up for one of the honor college's reading groups. I signed up for Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales, and I am so excited to delve into the book. I was excited to read it, but once I saw the actual book, I had a nerd moment and got super excited. The hardcover binding looks very fancy, with gold lettering and solid binding.

I really like my classes this semester; there was a slight hiccup with scheduling and registering for a class that required paperwork, but it all worked out. This semester, I'm taking Microbiology, Micro Lab, African Repercussions, Honors Research, and Epics of India.

I really enjoyed writing the storytelling post this week. I love creative writing and finding ways to breathe new life into old, familiar tales. I'm excited to continue storytelling this semester.