I have been feeling really uninspired to write lately. I think its because I have so many other things filling up my time that when I do have a spare moment I either catch up on sleep or do something besides write on here. But I thought I would give it a go and at least let you know I'm still alive and at least trying to make it through this semester.

This semester is quite the semester. When it started I honestly didn't know what I was getting myself into. I'm not saying I don't like it because I do, but at times I honestly don't think there is enough time to fit everything I have to do into a day. If this semester doesn't kill me, then I should be able to handle anything after this. This is the "it" semester for me; the one semester that I really have to do good in. After I make it through this one, it is semi home free for me; 9 classes and a placement. So let's just hope that I make it through this one alive..

Here's a little look into what's keeping me busy this semester:
-research project on cancer mortality rates in the 1930's-1960's and their connection to pesticide usage and water contamination. My program doesn't have an honors option but this project and class is pretty much the equivalent of it. It is definitely keeping me busy and helping me to learn a lot about the research procedure; something that I will most likely be doing a bit of when I hit the real world
-research project on pathological vs. physiological Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. This one is a little less intense because we are just designing a research project and don't actually have to collect the data for it. That takes some pressure off and frees up time to do data collection for my other project
-research paper on FASD and FASD programs among Aboriginal communities
-research paper on similarties between African healthcare and Aboriginal healthcare related to HIV/AIDS
-research paper on the effects of contact and colonization on Aboriginal people
-working on figuring out placements for school-its looking pretty good I will be somewhere international doing something health related for 12 weeks in either the summer or next fall- potentially: malawi, trindad & tobago, india, kenya, or somewhere else in africa..
-youth-still hanging out with those kids each week-no matter how busy I am I will always make time to hangout with those kids
-hockey-I'm playing with some girls I played with years ago on a team in Adult Safe. Pretty sweet to be back
-soccer-moving on up in the soccer world.Playing premier with Tiff's team this year instead. Played my first game tonight and scored a goal. Should be a good season
-work-still at java 2 shifts a week

So that's what I have been up to for the last 2 months and will continue to do until this semester is over. I am trying not to complain and count down the days but it is really hard when your next free day comes after your last final...
Even though I like it I am looking forward to being able to breath, not stress and read something I actually want to read, not just old records of cancer mortality rates...

Well back to it...