Student Life Blogs

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all have a blessed New Year's Eve and a wonderful New Year's Day tomorrow.  I'm still enjoying my break.  I'm going to a gathering tonight at a family member's house to bring in the new year, and I'm going to enjoy Mama's good cooking tomorrow.  I guess I'll spend my weekend looking over a few notes (A BIG MAYBE!), and enjoying my family and friends before heading back to school. I hope everyone remembers to be safe tonight and be thankful for a new... Read More

Well the days of break are dwindling away, but it has been a great one. My wife and I were sad to say bye to Jamaica, but happy to see our families. Our flight on Christmas Day was supposed to land in Memphis at 10:30 pm and we weren't going to get to see my family in Jackson, TN until around 1:00 am. However, when we arrived at the airport in Montego Bay my wife saw that there was an earlier direct flight from Jamaica to Memphis that would get us home 6 hours earlier! So after a lot of... Read More

I am writing this with my feet snuggled in warm slippers, drinking cocoa. It is great to be home with family, but I am definitely not used to the cold. Winter break has been very productive and rejuvenating. The first few days of break I spent studying for boards. I feel organized and ready to do what I need to to prepare. The National Board Examination Part 1 is March 16 and 17. There are 500 questions covering just about everything we have learned in optometry school thus far. It is daunting... Read More

As the end of 2009 approaches, I am looking forward to many things in 2010.  First on my mind is passing part 1 of national boards.  I have a study plan and am ready to study away when I return to school in a few days.  I also start externs in May, so this will be a big change from classes and clinic at SCO.  Over the next year, I also plan to go to many optometry conferences.  As graduation is approaching, networking is crucial for me in the upcoming year.  Along with that, I will need to... Read More

I hope everyone  is enjoying the holiday break!  I'm definitely enjoying mine.  Christmas was good yesterday, especially since my mom cooked a big Christmas meal.  It was nice to spend time with my older brothers, something we don't get to do often with me being in school and them working a great deal.  Everything was good on Christmas day! Since I've been home, I've been doing absolutely nothing school related! I've enjoyed catching up on movies and tv shows that I missed while studying... Read More