To say that the global pandemic caused by the virus SARS-Cov-2 (Coronavirus, COVID-19) has changed our lives would be a gross understatement. How we work, go to school, interact with the world outside our front doors, and how we spend time with our friends and family looks very different today than it did a few...

I Have Capital-D Depression

Warning:  This post will contain candid and anecdotal commentary on my own experiences with Depression, Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, and ADD, which some may find upsetting or traumatizing. If you are experiencing Depression or thoughts of hurting yourself, I implore you to reach out to someone you love and/or trust, or to the National Suicide Lifeline: ...

Call Your Veterinarian

I am not your pet's veterinarian. I am not even a licensed veterinarian yet. If you pet is sick, ill, or injured, I should not be your first call. And yet, I receive Facebook messages, phone calls, text messages, and even the odd Instagram PM on a pretty regular basis. The senders run the gamut...

Fourth Semester Wrap-Up

It was a long semester. Sure, it was the standard 15 weeks of classes, minus weekends and Mid-semester break, and the credits were the same as last semester, but you could tell me that Fourth Semester actually spanned the entirety of 2018 and I would neither argue with or be surprised. Today I looked back on the...

The Man and the Sea (Stars)

So I got a tattoo. My first, actually. Shock. Horror. Mom, I can see you rolling your eyes all the way from St. Kitts. If you've known me in some span of time since I was 16 years-old, you'd likely know that I've always "had plans" to get one. For years I've had tattoo ideas come...

Another September, Another Storm

Six (school) days into the semester, and we are expecting Hurricane Isaac to begin to make his way across our path Wednesday night . According to NOAA's 5:00PM report, Isaac is still a Category 1 storm, and expected to remain as such as he moves over the Lesser Antilles. However, Hurricane Maria's miraculous transformation from a...

Fourth Semester, Day One

This semester is going to be a tough one. There's no beating around the bush about that. No point in dusting it in a sugar coating or using flowery language. Fourth Semester is going to be tough. My courses this semester are: Clinical Pathology Pathology 2 Pharmacology Epidemiology Aquatic Medicine (!!!) In addition to those...

Zoos Save Species: The Golden Lion Tamarin

Happy International Golden Lion Tamarin Day! As it happens, International Golden Lion Tamarin Day also falls on social media's beloved #ThrowbackThursday. This blog entry, in fact, started out as an Instagram post. As I curated the caption, I found myself running out of room. These amazing little monkeys deserve more than a caption on their...

The View Isn’t Worth Throwing Up

One of the things I love the most about running is that each time I go out, it's a challenge. Sometimes that challenge is to run faster or longer than the last time. Sometimes, the challenge is simply putting on your shoes and getting out the door. Whatever that day's challenge, I enjoy it (or...