As usual, Spring Break went by way to quickly. I was able to go home and spend time with family, friends and boyfriend. I didn't do anything spectacular-- I slept in late, read a book (that was not related to an academic course!), rented a movie and played lots of card games. Connecticut was blessed with beautiful weather for the first portion of the week. We took advantage of it and spent a day at Southport Seaside in NYC. It was definitely a highlight of my trip.

This week has been relatively uneventful. I brought home several text books to read during spring break, but I didn't read as much as I planned to. So, I've been spending extra time this week completing the goals that I neglected to reach over break. Fortunately, I don't have any big assignments due or exams until next week.

Next week should be more entertaining at the very least. It will be Greek Week (a week long competition between the Greek Chapters on campus) which tends to be very high energy. It's a lot of fun. There are 2 events every day for the entire week including tug, egg toss, relay race, dance off, root beer chug, 8-man (a 3-legged race with 8 people), and a cart race. Like I said- high energy, lots of fun. I'm going to have to figure out how to balance the events of the week and the 2 exams I have scheduled for next Thursday.

Time flies

It's hard to believe that spring break is less than a week away (and I can't wait to go home and see my family!). Unfortunately, that also means the semester is at the halfway point... and that's a not-so-secret code for midterms. So far, they haven't been that bad. But, so far I done more than significant amounts of studying for each of them. It's going to be more difficult to keep that level of diligence as I focus on the countdown to Friday, but I think I'll be able to keep my priorities straight.

I spent the better part of this weekend between Calc III homework and filling out an application for a summer job in a undergraduate research program. I'm nervous about the application process. What makes me nervous is I know I'm not as knowledgeable about BME subjects as a candidate a year older than I am. The way our BME curriculum works, you complete all of your general education and basic engineering classes in your first 2 years. After that point, its almost strictly BME courses. I'm still in my second year. So I've taken (or am taking) courses in chem, ochem, physics, bio, math, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. Over 2 years I've taken only 2 BME courses. It makes sense that the curriculum is structured this way. There's only so much you can do with BME before you understand the principles behind it. It all builds on mathematical, chemical, and physical principles. It just makes me hesitant to apply for BME jobs when my experience with BME is still limited. But, at the same time, I would love to have the chance to work in a lab and learn more about BME (biomaterials, specifically) over the summer. (Not that my babysitting gig at home isn't wonderful....) So, I've sent out my application, and now I get to play the waiting game. I feel like I'm back in my senior year of high school. I'll be crossing my fingers each time I see our mailman, and holding my breath when I open my inbox.

Wish me luck.