Everything has become a routine for me. I am fully adjusted
to the time change, and schedules, but I miss sleeping in during the summer. It
didn’t really feel like summer today, because of the frequent showers of rain.
Nevertheless, we began our Pharmacology class with heated
discussions and challenged debates. Our class was split into four groups and we
each discussed a controversial topic. One group discussed genetic engineering,
another abortion, another physician-assisted suicide, and my group discussed
the topic of legalizing marijuana. We went back and forth on why or why not it
should become legal. Being a Christian, I base my values and morals on my beliefs,
which take a big part on my stance of issues like abortion and marijuana. On
the pro side, one may say that the drug is not physically addictive, and the
government can regulate it more and tax it. On the contrary, on may say that it still encourages additional use, increases accessibility, and it even has proven negative
effects. Many subjects like this; especially abortion can get really touchy and
full of arguments. Each person has their on values on choice, economics,
politics, morality, and religion, so we could have gone on and on debating each
subject.
I found our morning session quite enjoyable with this type
of activity, but then we dove into another lecture on the FDA drug regulations
on drugs. I’m not a big fan of lectures, but I do like learning new interesting
facts. Today I learned that it has been only
40 years since regulations on drugs have been intact. Before then, drugs didn’t
require any efficiency, and there was no regulatory authority. Additionally,
did you know that 15%-20% of all drugs in the United States are counterfeit?
It’s really easy to counterfeit drugs, so everyone should be careful when
ordering medicine, especially online.
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| Hanging out during free time! |
For lunch, I had two steak fajitas and a giant chocolate
chip cookie. It was delicious, and I was very satisfied. For our afternoon
session of Pharmacology, we began watching a movie about the AIDs epidemic
called, And The Band Played On. It
was quite interesting to see how the gay community was greatly affected when
scientists were in the beginning stages of discovering the illness. After
watching an hour of the movie, we headed down to the computer lab to begin
research on our Public Service Announcement project. I chose the drug, Motrin,
also known as Ibuprofen, and discovered many facts on the commonly used drug.
The computer lab was filled with nice desktop Macs, and after much research I
now need to think of a short, but fun way to present the drug to my class.
After two hours of research, I walked in the rain to my
dance class. We learned an Americanized Bollywood dance, a Western line dance,
and a military shuffle. Tomorrow we will be showcasing one of our dances to
everyone at VSA. I am nervous, but also excited. I was kind of sweating from a
session of dancing, so I decided to relax in my room with my roommate.
We had a nice dinner, and I was really full. After I
digested, I headed to do zumba! I didn’t
really know what to expect, but it was very, very fun. We exercised through
different dance moves, from moving our hips to doing the salsa. It was awesome
to see a room full of girls all dancing and just having a great time. I hope I can
get a zumba video when I get back home, so I can get in shape!
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| My proctor, Tessa! |
We ended our night with an amazing proctor group meeting! We planned many things, and I can't wait for tomorrow!
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