In Their Words

Back To School!

Hello everyone! Most students arrived at Norwich last week and we are all still in the process of settling in. I have a lot of tough classes this semester, but I have a good group of friends that I can turn to when I need help. If you do end up coming to Norwich, I hope that you all find a good circle of friends as I have this year. There was a big snowstorm today, so a lot of people went outside to play in the snow or to go clear off their cars. One of the perks of living in Vermont is that you should always have enough snow to do things with in the winter. We have activities like snowshoeing and sledding here on campus. Have a great rest of your day everyone, and for those of you starting this semester, hang in there! Read more →

Pumpkin Carving and Terrariums

Hello everyone! The other day, a few of my friends and I all went to the lobby of our building to carve our own pumpkins. I forgot how much fun (and messy) pumpkin carving is. I shared a pumpkin with one of my friends and we ended up putting it between our doors in the hallway since we are neighbors. It was fun to embrace the Halloween spirit and carve pumpkins before this weekend when it's actually Halloween. Another activity that went on this week happened yesterday when one of our resident advisors in our building set up a place where students could go to make terrariums and drink either tea or hot chocolate. A few of my friends went with me and we actually had a lot of fun. It didn't take too long, so as we finished our drinks and chatted with each other and got to know... Read more →

My First Clinical Rotation

Hello everyone! I wanted to update you all on how my first clinical session went. Since it is still the first semester of sophomore year, we don't have regular clinical rotations yet, but I was happy to finally get out into the field and practice some of the information we have learned on actual patients. As the year progresses and we continue to learn more information, the clinical sessions will progressively get more intense, but I honestly can't wait. I find that I learn and retain more of the material if I can complete the tasks myself, so this was a great opportunity. In other news, I had my second organic chemistry exam today and I think it went fairly well although I won't find out how I actually did until I receive the grade back. In the meantime, I'm going to catch up on some assignments and study for... Read more →