Summer has finally made it to Seattle, WA. I actually got to wear a skirt and a short sleeve shirt for about six hours, warming my skin in the sunshine. Then 7PM hit and it was chilly, again. This year it seems that all other regions of the U.S. have sucked up the NW coast's sunshine and warmth. Although many Seattlites enjoy this unusually cool summer, my Southern roots have gotten the best of me and leave me wanting for hot, humid, and sunny weather! ha!
Thankfully, I don't suffer from S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder) b/c I'm not too easily affected by the weather. I've become accustomed to sitting inside boring buildings on beautiful days by working all hours during every season of the year weather in the good 'ole SE or the beautiful and peaceful NW. This leads me to tell y'all that I'm still taking classes and very slowly accomplishing my goal of fulfilling several prerequisites b/f applying for the Master's program for naturopathic medicine at Bastyr University.
Last quarter (yes, they're on a quarter system up here, something very new and quite diff. from the semester system I was so accustomed to in TN) I finished up my biology requirement and began the first part of a three part series of basic chemistry. I struggled quite a bit, but persevered and had to take many many different routes of solving problems b/f I finally settled on a handful of strategies that led me to success in the class. If any of you have taken a college level chemistry class you probably understand what I mean by the previous sentence. For those of you that haven't had the luxury, well, don't worry, you're not missing out on too much.
This qtr. I'm enrolled in the second part of the series and it's going well. I'm learning about molecular structures and how shapes, sizes, weight, and forces w/in substances cause them to do what they do when they interact with others. It's sorta like behavioral science, except not with people (who are a bit more complicated if you really think about it). It's finally becoming interesting to me, which is a great relief, b/c I really thought chemistry was going to become that enemy that you have to keep nearby b/c you never know how he will affect your future if you don't pay attention to him.
So, here I am, taking a study break at 12:34AM. My second exam of the qtr is tomorrow and I don't feel quite confident, but my mind is racing w/ so many other things that I'd like to do besides studying for this exam that I can't quite focus on studying. I've wanted to add an entry for the longest time, but LIFE got in the way. I got caught up in the glitz and glamour of it all (not so much, but I thought I'd add some spice to this entry) that I forgot that there might be a few of you that actually read this.
I'll be headed out to D.C. for the wknd of Aug. 12th as a celebration to my completing the qtr (pass or fail), so if you're going to be in that zona, let's meet up b/c I most enjoy catching up face to face, best. You know how to reach me.
Also, here are few pics of what I've been up to for the past several months.
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| Road trip to Eastern WA. The alfalfa seemed to go on forever! (and not a single car passed by for at least 20 min, it was amazing! ) |
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| I'm having fun with the camera! |
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| My new Lodge logic cast iron skillet, manufactured in the great state of TN! woot! woot! |
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