Cultural potluck

 At school we have a lot of cultural diversity. And so we decided to have a cultural potluck. We had Korean, Philipino, Russian, Chinese, and Dutch food. It was delish! And we had it at Jenny's apartment, which is quite bare, but we had great floor seating with wall support :)
All in all it was a memorable experience.

Kimche, pickled tomatoes and pickles, mondue, bulgogi, duplings, etc.

Dutch dessert

P1 Year

Jessica, Kris, Jenny, Professor Knutsen, Dean

Rashelle the geriatric patient, Kris and Dean the pharmacist

School is great. It keeps me pretty busy, I don't get much sleep, but I am learning so much and I've made some great friendships.

So far in school (8 weeks in) we have completed 2 classes, Science Foundations 1 and Drug Information. We are going out into the community, at different pharmacies, and through our clubs (I am in SNPhA and CSSHP). We are doing health fairs and Halloween activities at the Children's Hospital on campus this month.

We also have elementary schools that we're assigned to. We teach the 3rd-5th graders (I have 4th graders) about nutrition. I am in a group of 5 other people and every Thursday we go over to the school for a one hour lesson. It is so much fun. We teach the kids who are in poor schools, and it's sad because some of them do not speak English well or can understand it but can't write or read. Some of the kids haven't even tried some of the foods we bring into the classroom like celery or raisins or yogurt. Our class isn't too bad (underprivileged) compared to some of my other friends schools. It's definitely an eye opener and makes you appreciate your blessings and upbringing.

The pictures above are from my Skills group. We meet every Monday for 3 hours and learn the skills we need to be pharmacists. This activity was the geriatric activity. We put in ear plugs, glasses that we could barely see out of, and bulky, hindering gloves to represent arthritis. This was a great lesson because we got to experience what our patients will experience. The pharmacist gives the patient a ton of meds and expects them to remember how and when to take them. And this is all on top of them barely being able to hear/see us and having trouble opening their bottles and taking their pills (due to arthritis). This is what we have to look forward to in getting old!

Ella v. Biker

The other morning Ella and I were on a bike ride at 5:30am, so needless to say it was dark outside. I moved over to the very right side of the path to let these two joggers go by, and as we are passing each other one of the guys tells me I need to be wearing a light.

First of all I have to state that I hate most people on the Cherry Creek Trail. They are hypocrites and morons and self-centered.

Second I have to say that I am FED UP with people yelling at me on the trail. I've put my dog on a leash and they still yell. Whatever, F them.

So, this hypocrite runner who was not wearing a light and telling me to wear a light pissed the heck out of me. And so I yelled back (which I proudly can say I am getting REALLY good at), "well then so do you... IDIOT."

I might need therapy. 

The next Cherry Creek Trail fiasco happened at 10:30pm, also when it was really dark. We like to take Ella at extreme times of the day on the trail because people aren't on the trail, and as you can tell we hate the people on this trail. So Eric was biking Ella and she had her shock collar on (no string leash, just the invisible shock collar leash). Two bikers were heading Erics way and so he made sure Ella was close to him on his right side.

The first biker whizzes by. No problem. Ella thought she was in the clear. The second biker whizzes by and BAM! Ella and the front bike tire collide, sending the 60yo biker flying and Ella running away barking for half a mile.

Sighhhh. This is not what we need. Why would Ella dart in front of this biker?! They had lights on. She never does this.

The biker who fell landed on her shoulder and was shaken up. She said she was fine and told Eric to go help Ella. So he went and got Ella who was pretty hurt. She couldn't walk well and had a major limp. She also got hit so hard that it expressed her anal glands and boy does that STINK!

 Ella couldn't walk for a couple days. I had to carry her outside for her to go to the bathroom. She couldn't go on a walk/bike ride for a week. She suffered only soft tissue damage, thank goodness, and no fracture.

Dear Ella, please, no more injuries!