Kenya Takes NOLA

Hey Y’all,  it’s that time again! We have reach the end of March and just as the other months, time has zoomed by right before our eyes. Guess what y’all, I have good news... I survived Mardi Gras 2019 😂 . It was an eventful experience that was enjoyable for the most part to my surprise. Originally, I was trying to avoid the massive influx of visitors to the city because I thought it would be really overwhelming, but to my surprise the buzz of the city was manageable. I made it to 3 of the big parades accompanied by some of my awesome classmates pictured below. Hindsight, I’m glad I stayed in the city because we had a great time! The high of Madi Gras festivities came to an end quickly in light of academic responsibilities of upcoming presentations  and the overhaul of Pharm Shelf exam studying. In between papers and shelf studies,  I still managed to get in a couple of hours of volunteering the Goldring Center and with Kipp. I guess I should congratulate myself on managing my schedu

Hello there y’all! Can you believe we’re already heading into the 3rd month of 2019?!? Insane right! Just like that we are here at the door step of the shelf exam. Whew,this Black History Month was pretty swift 🤯 . However, there were some staple moments in there for me this month with volunteering at KIPP, Neuropharm, Endocrine Pharm presentations and exams.  Both presentations challenged me on a whole new level academically and personally. To be quite honest, the experience was much appreciated. However some NOLA fun has been sprinkled in there here and there. The city is getting ready for Mardi Gras which is interesting. The buzzing anticipation of the city’s yearly tradition is something to look forward to. One thing for sure is, I hope the parade festivities live up to the hype that I’ve heard because Black History Month 2019 definitely goes down as one in the books. At Kipp the classroom doors were decorated by each grade level to highlight students favorite black pioneers. So