Volunteering Day 8

Jon Newsome and I did not volunteer this past Monday, April 4th 2010. That day was the day after Easter and the San Jose Clinic was closed. We would liked to have gone and volunteered, but the week soon snow balled into a very very busy week. In fact, this may have been the busiest week that I have ever had at St. Thomas even though I did not have a single test.


I spent a good amount of my time preparing for the presentations of my Independent Thesis and the Honors Contemporary Problem. In fact, I gave my presentation to Dr. Frohlich three times over the course of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. After each presentation I stream-lined my power point and presentation heavily. I did not have my presentation completely finished until Emily Calasanz heard and critiqued it on Thursday Night.

In a way it was a blessing that the clinic was closed on Monday, so that I could sharpen my power point presentation and script my parts. I have put a great deal of effort into my presentation because I needed to show that I deserve 3 hours of Biology credit for my thesis. I hope that I have done so or otherwise I won't graduate! I feel very relieved that the presentations are over-- I had a calendar count down for the last 10 weeks for the Research Symposium.

Although there is MUCH more work to be done on my thesis, I can finally rest easy for a good solid week. Over the course of this next week end I will "finish the fight" and edit my paper, improving my conclusion and including some of the analogies that I used for my presentation. As I can now rest easy for a bit, I will enjoy my time at the Clinic tomorrow and contribute as much as I can.

Until Next Week,

-pmoney