January 2014

Another year, another few months of blogs! Last semester ended on an incredibly high note and I just couldn’t wait to get back in the swing of things this semester.  Even though I had THE longest semester of my life (from July to December…) I learned so incredibly much and I valued every moment of my time at Tulane University.  January started off quicker than I thought, we had our first test a week ago and now already we have a test next week and then the next! But, I believe that the fast-paced manner of this program is what makes it so successful and rewarding. 

For volunteering in 2014, I plan to continue donating my time at Touro Infirmary every Monday day for about three or 4 hours.  I am the only volunteer at this shift now so I get to do a lot more activities that are “hands on” than I would if there were other volunteers present.  So far I have only been able to volunteer at Touro once since I’ve returned to New Orleans but I plan to start volunteering every Monday as soon as my schedule mellows out. 

As for Habitat for Humanity. I think I will return but I will try to get into constructing houses rather than working in the Restore store.  I would prefer to be out actually helping to build things that our community needs rather than organizing a store (even though both positions are both very important and crucial to Habitat for Humanity). 

Have a happy January!