Finishing Thoughts

April community service hours: 15

Spring Semester total hours: 15

2016-2017 Academic year total community service hours: 47

Well, this is it. The final blog. I came, I saw and I failed. In my last post I wrote out my plan to achieve 30 hours but that failed and I was only able to muster up 15 in this last month. I had planned on also trying to volunter in building a home but that failed as well. As I pulled up to the construction site, thoughts about my lack of experience in construction overwhelmed me and I returned to the comfort of my role at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore warehouse. I know my how to do my job there and believe I am pretty good at it. Over the year I also acquired friends there which added to my level of comfortability. It was nice returning to the warehouse and seeing the improvements they had made since I had been gone and being able to catch up with some of my friends. The store is constantly changing as new donations are being dropped off everyday and merchandise is being sold. All in all I enjoyed my time volunteering there and plan to continue to volunteer there every now and then throughout the semester. I would say see you nect time, but there is no next time fortunately/unfortunately. Bitter sweet to say the least. Good bye friends. And Goodluck. 

Julian S.

(New Shelves!!!!)

I was hoping to write this post before 12 a.m, but that will not be possible. Where is Daylight Savings Time when you need it?? The Rat Race is here. The first leg ends April 28th and the second and final leg ends June 16th. April 28th is the final day of class. By this time I need to have completed 30 hours of serivce work and need to gave found another job. In my MCAT, job search, temporary Bourbon Bartending,  Pharmacology scramble I have dleayed one very important thing. My service hours. This month will be a dash to complete them but I am determined. I will complete all 30 this month. I have signed up for two days of Habitat for Humanity on the last week of school. All the other days ore not available but I am going to call and try to fanagle two more days out of them. Who knows? They might offer me a job after! This is the first leg. Now on to the 2nd.

June 16th. June 16th. June 16th. I eat sleep and live this date. Why is this date so engrained into my daily routines you say? June 16th is not only the date I will be taking the MCAT but June 16th is the day I am free. I no longer have any more obligations requiring me to stay in New Orleans. Born and raised, I love my city. Its just time for a little break. LSU's tormenting silence has lead me to belive that I will not be matriculating in August, therefore preparations for this upcoming school year have already begun.  First things First. MCAT, then job. I have run across a very intersting postion at LSU calling for a Clinical Trials Coordinator. Its very people oriented and requires a Master's. This position may greatly help me if I were to possibly win it but there is only one problem. It's in New Orleans. I want out. Too young and too big of world to be stuck in this corner for so long. But hey it's a start. Clinical Trials Coordinators are needed throughout the country and this would greatly make up for my lack of research experience. Patience and persistence Julian. Patience and persistence.