by mst5405 | Nov 12, 2024 |
In light of it being an election year (and my first time voting!) I wanted to reflect on my experience, what I learned, and how I plan to be more politically educated in the future. I don’t come from a family background where much emphasis was placed on civic...
by mst5405 | Oct 23, 2024
In the spirit of the surprisingly nicer weather, I wanted to share some fun stuff I’ve been up to this fall season. I always try to do some sort of spooky activity around October, this year being the haunted lake loop trail at Black Moshannon State Park! I actually...
by mst5405 | Oct 13, 2024 |
Something I’ve come to appreciate is the almost “cult-like” Penn State spirit we all have. Recently, I had a conversation with an admissions representative from an Ohio medical school where we began talking about his trip to State College. He shared how shocked he was...
by mst5405 | Sep 27, 2024 |
Some of you may be familiar with the University Health Services (UHS), which is the go-to health care service on campus. I’ve had the pleasure of serving there as a clinic intern during Spring 2024 and this semester. As I’m writing this, I’ve just completed my weekly...
by mst5405 | Apr 14, 2024 |
This last Tuesday I had the opportunity to visit Penn State College of Medicine, getting to shadow a first year medical student for a day. One of the key things that stood out to me was the incorporation of humanities and systems thinking into the curriculum. When I...
by mst5405 | Mar 29, 2024
During our trip to Denver, Colorado, I had the opportunity to stop by a bookstore on Pearl Street where I came across this book: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi had been a recommendation on my to-read list for quite a while. And quite honestly, I...
by mst5405 | Mar 27, 2024
During our trip to Denver, Colorado, I had the opportunity to stop by a bookstore on Pearl Street where I came across this book: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi had been a recommendation on my to-read list for quite a while. And quite honestly, I...
by mst5405 | Mar 15, 2024
Next weekend I’ll be running in the Philadelphia Love Half Marathon! I couldn’t be more excited and also nervous for the culmination of three months of training. Much like how many of my fitness goals don’t go as perfectly as planned, there have definitely been weeks...
by mst5405 | Feb 17, 2024
Growing up in the American education system, it was not uncommon for teachers or students to make assumptions on the first day of school that English was my second language. I was an extremely shy and quiet kid, so when I did speak up people were oftentimes shocked by...
by mst5405 | Feb 4, 2024 |
A new hobby that I’ve picked up recently is crocheting! It started when one of my friends saw a Woobles advertisement on Instagram and sent it to me. Woobles is a very beginner friendly crocheting kit that comes with virtual tutorials walking you through the complete...
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