Cory's Blog

My apologies for such a long delay in between bloggings, but I was just cleaning myself off from this weekend. Yes, you read me right, I am still picking mud out of my ears, rinsing off dirt, and getting the sand out of my hair. Yes, you read me right, and it is indeed Tuesday. However, this morning I cleaned out some dirt from my ear that came from this weekend. You must be wondering the heck I did this weekend that got me so filthy. Well, why don’t you stick around and find out?

Anyways, yes, about all the dirt this weekend. In all actuality, “this weekend” goes all the way back to August (August is considered “all the way back” since it is nearly October!) when Katie, a P3, asked if I wanted to do the “Mud Run.” I was quite perplexed as to what this “Mud Run” entailed, although the title gave me a pretty good idea of what I could expect. She went ahead and described it as 4.2 mile obstacle course/run through mud, with more than 30 obstacles in the way. How could I say no? Actually, it took a little persuading on her part, but I decided to go out on a limb and go for it.

So this weekend was the run itself, and our team consisted of myself, Katie, Danielle (another P3) and her boyfriend. I made sure to pick out my worst shoes, a shirt I no longer wanted, and my worst pair of gym shorts and headed out to the National Guard base where the Marines had so kindly put together the course. The excitement was high, and I will admit, I was a little nervous if I was going to be able to hang for 4.2 hard miles, but our time came up, and off we went jogging straight ahead and around the first corner into…the unknown!

That “unknown” became “known” within about 200 yards when we came to a 6 foot concrete drop that we had to slide down, and then help the other team members come down. Next was 6 feet up with the same teamwork. Down the side of a steep hill and over some concrete pipes later and we came to the 20 foot high wood obstacle that required climbing, going over, and then coming down. It was at this point things get a little blurry as my natural fear of heights, exhaustion, and mud covered eyes made things pretty hazy for a couple of miles.

Aside from the intense physical demands, the race offered up several opportunities to display teamwork. From cheering each other on, to encouraging one another to get up that last hill of mud, or lending a helping hand, the quality of teamwork was stressed throughout the run. The teamwork was so great, in fact, that participants were helping those that weren’t even on their own teams!

The end of the race came when three team members had to carry the fourth on a stretcher for the final 100 meters or so. Katie got the call to lie down while the three of us ran her across the finish! By the time we crossed that line, we had mud EVERYWHERE, bruises, scratches, and some great memories from a difficult but fun afternoon. I will admit that I am even looking forward to it next year! As for now, I think I need to go buy some more q-tips to get that dirt out of my ears! Take care!

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If you have read my blogs for any period of time, you may have picked up a subtle hint that I am a huge Chicago Cubs baseball fan. I like them so much that I often buy the Internet package so I can watch them whenever I want on my computer. I like them so much my day can be ruined by a loss. I like them so much I flew Chicago and watched them play last year. Unfortunately, Columbia is far from Chicago and those trips just aren’t easy to make. Lucky for me, we are within driving distance of Atlanta, and so last week, with the Cubbies up 2-0 in their three game series and poised for a sweep, Brad and I drove to Atlanta with our brooms at the ready to meet my aunt and uncle for a night of baseball.

Normally when a team goes on the road, you can expect the home team to have quite an advantage in the number of fans and the atmosphere it creates for the home team, much like when our Gamecocks play right here in Columbia at Williams Brice Stadium. However, these are the Chicago Cubs, and they tend to have crazy fans such as myself all across the country that will travel great distances to see our team play. This theory was proved correct when we stepped into the stadium and were awash in a sea of “cub blue” shirt, hats, and other such clothing. I mean, I was a little worried about wearing my Cubs gear in an opposing teams stadium, but I felt right at home there at “Wrigley Field South” or for those being “official” Turner Field. Not to mention I was able to add yet another Cub fan when I was able to convert Brad, usually a Cleveland Indians fan, into a Cub fan for the night and lent him my jersey!

Now, a trip to enemy territory would not be nearly as enjoyable if your team loses, then you just look silly having driving three hours to see your team lose and then have to endure the ribbing of the opposing fans. Lucky for me and the majority of the folks in the ballpark, we were treated to a fantastic game. The Cubs brought their heavy bats with them as they pounded out 11 runs, along with a couple of home runs that just missed us in our leftfield bleacher seats!

Despite all of those runs, it just wouldn’t be a Cub game if it had remained a simple blowout, no the Cubs had to make our lives miserable as they were able to give up 7 runs of their own. It all came down to a very tense/exciting 9th inning. The Cubs allowed a couple of men on base, but were able to shut down the Braves to get the win. With that 3rd out I reached into my pocket and pulled out my own personal Cubs “W” flag, with a white background and a blue W. This is the traditional flag that is flown after a win when they play at their home in Wrigley Field in Chicago. So, me and my “closest” friends made ourselves right at home, from the “Let’s Go Cub-ies” chants, to the roaring ovations for our boys in blue, and finally waving our own “W” flags! Sure, there were some pretty unhappy Braves fans, but they just couldn’t outdraw those of us who bleed that Cubby Blue!

By the end of the night, Brad, my aunt and uncle and I were all pretty exhausted, but it was worth it to take a fun trip to see a game with my FAVORITE team winning no less! However, with the end of that game, I was brought one day closer to close of summertime. So, I think I will go ahead and savor it while I can, and catch y’all later. Take care!

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Spain, Australia, Hawaii, white water rafting, and a road trip to see the family. All of those sound like some pretty fun vacations (yes, seeing the family CAN be put in the “fun” vacation category). All of those are also trips that my friends and pharmacy patients have taken this summer. Yes, they were off on those sweet vacations while I “slaved away” inside the store, filling prescriptions, counseling patients, and living vicariously through others’ vacations.

Before you call me a whiner, sitting here typing my blog with tears running down my cheeks as I dream of a summer getaway, you must know that I am not here to complain. I knew when I got into this pharmacy gig that the next few years were going to be a lot of work. Whether it’s less time to take a weekend trip because I have a Medchem test on a Monday, or not getting a chance to take a trip to Chicago during a summer filled with a rotation and an internship, I know that I am making a sacrifice to take care of my education.

Besides, it’s not all that bad. One of the other technicians at the pharmacy always makes it her business (although some may call it “nosy”) to ask where a patient is going when they come in for a “vacation” supply of their meds. She explained to me that she wasn’t being nosy, but rather just living vicariously through other folks’ fun vacations. I personally thought that was a novel idea, plus when we saw the excitement on the faces of the summer travelers, it sort of got us excited for their trip.

So, as you all enjoy your summer trips across the country or even around the world, remember to tell your friends about your travels. You never know who may need to take a “vicarious” vacation along with you. As we toil away at our summer jobs, summer school, or any other task that keeps us away from the fun in the sun, feel free to let us in on a little of the fun so that we can take in a little of your vacation ourselves.

On that note, go ahead and feel free to drop a comment if you took an awesome vacation somewhere, are planning on it, or, if you are like me, are spending your summer break right in one spot. Take care, and don’t look now, but it is just a mere few weeks until we get back to campus. Get excited!

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Have you detected a theme about my posts this summer? I know that I have and that theme is that I haven’t been posting much. I gotta say that I am sorry about my lack of posts. Call it a lack of time or a lack of effort on my part, but I haven’t really been keeping y’all quite in the loop. So, let me let you in on what my summer job is all about.

Ah, yes, the good ol’ fashioned summer job. The past two summers I have been lucky enough to be an orientation leader, and then a team leader. The summer my orientation gig I had the opportunity to learn all about the fun and excitement of the food and beverage industry by trying my hand at waiting tables. However, with my orientation eligibility used up and my current South Carolina pharmacy internship hours at zero, the serving gig was going to have to wait. Yes, this summer is all about growing up and getting a “big boy” job in a pharmacy.

The road to my current position began way back during Spring Break when I was down in Hilton Head. I decided to get the ball rolling on my summer job and applied for work at the local Target pharmacy. The wheels were in motion and I was going to have a summer job in the pharmacy here, but that wasn’t good enough for the Human Resources man Chuck. He mentioned to me a special Target pharmacy summer internship program that would last 10 weeks. There was only one problem: There weren’t enough weeks in the summer for that AND my school REQUIRED rotation. At the time it didn’t look like the internship was going to happen, but after a few calls and an over the phone interview with the intern coordinator, the fine folks at Target were willing to shorten my internship down to 8 weeks.

So there you go, my story of how I ended up here, in Hilton Head, interning at the Target Pharmacy. I started last Monday, and so far my first week has gone pretty darn well. The pharmacy manager, Paul, has been very welcoming and helpful to me, as well as the other pharmacist and technicians. I have been learning their system and all of their daily routines. I must say they are also pretty patient to put up with all of my questions. Although I feel like I am picking up on things pretty well, I still have a ways to go. Lucky for me I have seven more weeks to go!

Anyways, there is my long awaited post about my current summer job. Nothing too exciting like leading new freshman around USC at orientation, but still enjoyable, not to mention relevant to my future profession. But anyways, I best be getting out of here, but before I go I hope that your summer is going well and that you are enjoying your time in the sunshine (and wearing that sunscreen!). I promise to try and do a better job of keeping up with my blogs, but I’ll tell you what, I have really enjoyed putting the “break” in summer break. That’s all now folks! Take care!

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So I was ready for this, I mean I had a WHOLE YEAR of pharmacy school under my belt. I had taken my community pharmacy lab, and I was excited for this first rotation in a community pharmacy. Piece of cake right? Not so fast! All the preparation in the classroom doesn’t compare to the good ol’ fashioned real world experience.

Allow me to fill you in a little bit more about what I am talking about. In pharmacy school, during the summer after your first year, you get out of the classroom and do some real life hands on work in what is a called a community rotation. The basic idea is that you go out into a retail pharmacy setting (your run of the mill CVS or Walgreens etc.) and get your feet wet taking care of various tasks from filling prescriptions to transcribing them from doctors offices and, the most important part in my opinion: patient counseling.

For me, I wanted to do my rotation close to home, and so I arranged it so that I am working at a Target pharmacy about five minutes from my house. I did this because I don’t have a lot of pharmacy experience, and I wanted to be as comfortable as possible to be able to learn as much as I could in my four-week rotation. Had I stayed in South Carolina, I would have signed up for a section (early mid or late summer) and location preference online and been assigned a pharmacy to work at.

However, as I said, I was coming back to Tucson to work, and last Tuesday I began my rotation at Target. Initially, my pharmacist preceptor, Elena, and I just sat down and went over the objectives of the rotation. She also asked me if there was anything specific I wanted to do. Since I don’t have a lot of work experience as a basis to know what I do and don’t want to do, I just said I wanted to learn as much as possible. So far, it has gone very well in the first week. I have done an in depth drug report, taken prescriptions via telephone (which is not as easy as one might think), and gone over our “Top 200” drug list.

All of that may not seem like much, but trust me, there is a lot more to this pharmacy thing than you think and if all of that seems kind of “dry” to you all, there was a pretty hands on exciting activity I did last week: patient counseling. Now I had done counseling in a controlled setting in our community lab last fall, informing our instructors on important information when taking medications, but it was a whole different story when an actual patient was depending on me for information that affected their health. I probably counseling four or five patients over the course of the week, and also watched in on several more to learn the finer points of teaching patients how they want to take their meds.

From what Elena told me, I did a pretty good job of counseling, but I still have a ways to go before I am a pro. However, I have still had a blast working with Elena and all of the different pharmacists and technicians this past week, and look forward to my next three. Like I mentioned before, all of that book learning cannot compare to the “real thing.” Take care!

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I don’t know about you, but I love “best of” lists and a recent best of article in our school newspaper, The Daily Gamecock, got me thinking, and disagreeing, about some of their choices for the “best of” Columbia/USC. So, I took it upon myself to come up with some of “Cory’s Best of Columbia/USC” to get you ready for next year when you come to campus, or if you are just coming on a visit this summer. I must warn you, however, that these picks revolve almost entirely around food, and are just a little biased to my personal preferences, but either way I hope you enjoy and can find some of my picks useful.

Best BBQ: Palmetto Pig

I say what better way to start off my list than one of the best things about coming to South Carolina: the Barbeque! Starting with its friendly portions (all you can eat) friendly prices (around 8 dollars) and friendly faces (an always smiling cashier and an owner than bares an uncanny resemblance to former quarterback Terry Bradsahw) and ending with its delicious pulled pork, the best fried chicken I have had…ever, and perfectly breaded hush puppies, “The Pig” is sure to be a hit with you, your friends, and family

Best Pizza: Pop’s/Village Idiot

How appropriate, a “tossup” between two pizza places with great dough (if you have ever seen dough made, just trust me, they toss it up in the air). If I were going on value alone, Village Idiot would run away with its dollar slices during happy hour. The perfectly crisp and light crust is a steal of a bargain five days a week from 4-7 for a dollar a pop (and by pop I mean slice). Oh, yes, Pop’s how could I forget. If pure authentic New York style is what you are going for, you won’t find any better in Columbia than here at Pop’s. While I am not promising New York City perfection, their crust and sauce put it just a step above Village Idiot. It does cost a little more, but you won’t regret it. For an added bonus, try some of their tasty Fried Oreos for dessert!

Best Coffee Shop: Cool Beans

Personally, I don’t drink coffee, but that hasn’t stopped me from going to this local coffee joint located across Sumter Street from the Horseshoe. Cool Beans is a local favorite to catch up with a friend or catch up on that paper you decided to put off until the night before. With a wide selection of coffee and desserts (MY personal reason for going), not to mention a few board games scattered around for a fun distraction, Cool Beans is easily the favorite of USC students.

Best Way to Spend a Thursday Night: Shagging at Jillian’s

Alright, so this category was just slightly biased, but I had to find a way to throw it into my “Best of.” Shagging at Jillian’s is a must for South Carolina natives who know their state dance, or for out of staters like myself who quickly pick up on the fun dance. In addition to the fun and dancing, an added bonus to the Thursday night festivities is the price: FREE. Just show up with you dancing shoes on and go to town!

Best Way to Spend a Saturday in the Fall: Gamecock Football Games!

So these categories just keep getting more and more specific, but I would be remiss if I didn’t throw in the obvious fun of a Carolina football game. I know that for me, the whole atmosphere was something completely new to me, and to be quite honest, I still get goosebumps whenever I hear “2001”, our football team’s introduction song. Starting with tailgating before the game down to the last snap, the entire experience of a game a down at Williams-Brice Stadium is something that you must experience firsthand to really know what I am talking about.

There you have it: a quick overview of my personal “Best Of’s.” If you feel like I left anything off the list you want to see, or if you disagree with one of my picks, please feel free to let me know. It is all about helping y’all see what is good around Columbia. Take care!

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If you can all remember way back to last spring, I had a post talking about my experience playing in the men’s slowpitch softball tournament in Aiken. If you want a refresher, and a look at an awesome picture of me in a uniform and eye black check it out here http://uscbloggers.com/cory/2007/04/o-for-aiken.html. While I didn’t play well, and our team didn’t “win a single game” I had a blast and was looking forward to getting back and playing again in this year’s tournament in Gaffney, SC. Well, it was a matter of “good news bad news good news” for me. The good news: I was going back to the state tournament. The “bad” news: I wouldn’t be playing. Some more good news though: I was invited by our intramural director to help be one of the four umpires to represent USC at state! This was fine by me. Especially since I had only been umping for the semester they must think I’m doing a pretty good job to want me to go to state.

Alright, so there was more bad news. We had to be there at 8 in the morning, and Gaffney is a solid two-hour drive away. Do the math and we were leaving here at 6 in the AM…on Saturday! No problem for me, sacrifices must be made to do what you enjoy doing, and it was with a happy heart that I was rocked out of bed by my Ipod speakers at 5:15 Saturday morning.

The drive was not too bad, and to my excitement, my friend Chad from my Co-ed softball team (and fellow Arizonan) was coming up to umpire as well. Anyways, we arrived at 8 and went through an umpire meeting and let me tell you the tournament directors were adamant about proper umpiring. I think I learned more in that 30-minute session than I have in the entire semester here at USC. This statement is not a knock on our intramural softball, but a credit to the directors and their passion and knowledge of the sport.

Pool play for the 8 team tournament began promptly at 10 AM with teams from colleges all over the state. Chad and I worked as a crew for three games in the morning. I was on the bases for the first and third games, and was behind the plate for the second game, a real exciting affair between Presbyterian College and Winthrop, culminating with a thrilling come from behind win by Winthrop in the last inning.

The afternoon saw us get split up and I worked two of the single elimination rounds, including the semi-final game between Presbyterian and a team from right here at USC. The championship game was between a loaded Lander team and our USC squad and who was behind calling balls and strikes? Why, yours truly of course! I will be honest and say it was not by best game behind the dish, but it didn’t matter too much as the powerful Lander squad run ruled our boys in the 5th inning.

With that last run crossing home, the day was done. Not bad if I do say so myself. I got the opportunity to umpire six games, gain some experience, and be a part of the state tournament. We finally arrived back in Columbia at 8 in the evening, and I promptly showered and was out cold. After a long day of umpiring I was finally showered, in bed, and as was repeated often during Saturday’s tournament, “safe” at home! Take care!

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I must begin by apologizing about my recent lack of activity, but this weekend was pretty, as they say, “chocked full of goodness” and I simply did not have the time to put together any blogs. Have no fear though, I am back and have some fun stuff for you. I think I will go ahead and write chronologically over the next two posts. Enjoy!

As I may have alluded to once or twice (please soak in that understatement) pharmacy school is not the easiest endeavor I, or my 109 peers, have undertaken. As such, when we have the opportunity for a break, we make the most of it. Lucky for us, we are in a streak where we have no tests until finals begin, and the free time fun continued as the fine folks at Walgreen’s wanted to reward us for our hard work this year and throw us an “almost end of the year banquet.” When Elliot (our class president) and I got wind of this, we were excited to have the chance to put together our party.

We needed to pick a venue and take care of the logistics, and after some searching the greater Columbia area, we decided upon MacDougal’s, a restaurant located in the Vista. The entire upper floor was reserved just for us pharmies, and we had an unlimited buffet of quesadillas, chicken fingers, and nachos. On top of that, Elliot and our class treasurer/secretary Doni got a couple of cakes decorated in a way that only us pharmacy students could appreciate.

So, this past Friday all of the spread was set up, along with a pool table and all that was missing was our classmates. Not to worry, as right around the 7 o’clock hour our class started drifting in. By 8, we must have had 60 or 70 people upstairs, which is a solid turnout considering all of the other commitments our classmates have in their hectic lives.

I think that the best part of the night was just getting a chance to relax, let our metaphorical hair down and have a chance to socialize outside of the classroom setting. At least I know that I had a chance to visit with classmates I may not have normally chatted with because they sit far away in class (it sounds silly, but a few rows can seem like an eternity away) or maybe they don’t have “perfect attendance.” In any case, between the food, the pool games, and the relaxing social atmosphere, Elliot and I agreed that it was our most successful social event of the year.

Personally, I think it may have been the most fun I have had all semester, outside of studying for all those Medchem tests (insert a sarcastic wink). I hope that we can enjoy ourselves and continue to have outings like that throughout the rest of our time here at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy. I mean, this semester we have gone out to Wild Wings, spent the day running at the Cooper River Run in Charleston, had the banquet, and I believe there is still more to come. More to come Cory you ask? You are darn right, and you better keep it dialed right here for the next week’s worth of news. Take care!

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What am I to do with myself? I mean, I don’t have any more tests*. If I am not spending all my nights tucked away at the library or Barnes and Noble Café in the bookstore, where will I be? I mean, some nights I have to umpire, and some nights I have intramurals, but what about those midweek nights with nothing to do but stare at the Cubs game on my computer and slowly weep away my poor team’s struggles? Well, if it was Wednesday night, like last night, I could scoot on over to Jillian’s in the Vista for some trivia!

Ah yes, I am a “smart” guy, why not put it to good use, and enjoy some time with a few friends? What a grand idea! So, that is what myself and three other of my pharmacy school kinfolk did last night. We went to Jillian’s to test our brain’s with some trivia, not to mention get away from the rigors of school and recent posting of our MedChem grades.

Wednesday nights Jillian’s, normally known for its Thursday night shagging, hosts trivia. The way it all works is that you sit together with a team, and first come up with an original and funny name. Our crew was known as “The Drug Dealers, no, really, it’s ok we are in pharmacy school.” What it lacked in being quick and easy to say it more than made up for in hilarity and an accurate description of our team.

I will admit my expectations were high, and we were all in it to win it. None of us had ever been on a winning trivia squad, and we all had a thirst for trivia victory glory. The rounds consisted of 3 questions called out over the restaurant speakers, and responded to by writing our answer on a sheet of paper. There were 6 rounds along with a halftime and final round.

In the interest of time I will just say that we came out hot, and in all told we only missed 3 of the possible 18 total questions ranging from history, to football, and our personal specialty, science. In fact, we were so on our game that going into he last question we held a one-point lead. The final round was a wager of 1 to 15 points depending upon how confident you were in your answer, as an incorrect response would cause a deduction in your wager amount from your point total.

The topic of the final round was football. Normally not too difficult, but one must remember we were a team of “sciency” pharmacy school students. The challenge was to list all 7 Super Bowl champions since the year 2000. Now, for fun you go ahead and try to figure it out (NO GOOGLING DO IT ON YOUR OWN) and try to be the first person to post the correct answer in the comment section, just for a little added fun and competition.

In any case, we were able to confidently arrive at our answer to wager the full 15 points. When we were announced as winner, the “trivia master” didn’t have time to get our whole name out before Ryan was up to collect our prize (thanks in large part to our long name and Ryan’s total lack for speed). Oh ya, I completely forgot to tell you the first place prize: $100! Split four ways into $25 apiece is not a bad for two hours “work.”

So, our first Jillian’s trivia foray was a success and who knows, we might start doing that full time as there is trivia nearly every night at one of the establishments with a in the Vista or down in 5 Points. Regardless of the trivia venue, fun is bound to be found and knowledge will be at a premium. Until next time, I need to figure out how to put this prize money to good use, and don’t forget to come up with that trivia answer! Take care!

*Of course I have more tests, just none until finals. It was a nice thought for a second though

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            The holiday season is truly upon us, and I am not talking about the “holiday” season that starts the day after Halloween when Christmas decorations go on sale. I am talking about the true season, the one where snow starts falling, carolers start caroling, and everyone seems to be in a happy frame of mind. That is, unless you are at the airport.

            This weekend I felt the holiday cheer as I experienced firsthand the pitfalls of holiday travel. Allow me to explain.

            As you may have been able to tell from my previous blogs lamenting the stresses facing us students, I was quite ready to get home on Saturday after a very long week of finals that capped off a very difficult semester. So, when my friend Jesse drove me to the airport for my 2:15 flight, I was hoping that in a mere eight hours, I would be back at home sweet home in Tucson. Unfortunately, when the flight out of Columbia was delayed for 45 minutes, I got the feeling that it was going to be a long day.

            Despite the delay, I wasn’t too worried about my flight leaving late because I had a 2 hour layover in Houston, so cutting that down was alright by me. However, as I got off the plane and checked out the “big board” in Houston, I noticed my flight to Tucson had been pushed back until 9:30. So, that 2-hour layover was now a 5-hour layover in, admittedly, one of my least favorite airports (sorry to all you Houstonians out there).

            What is a guy to do for 5 hours? Well I needed to recharge the Ipod of course, and as I sat there letting the juice flow into the batteries, I was still a little bored. I decided to people watch, but my inquiring mind wouldn’t let me end it at that, so I started playing a game by taking tallies of unique people. For example, I saw two sets of twins during my layover. In addition, I tallied 17 people running to catch their flight, all of which made it by the way.

            Anyways, with my weird timewaster behind me, it was finally time to get on the 737 for the last leg home. I turned on the movie Superbad on my fully charged Ipod, and before I could put my seat in the upright position, it was time to land! Boy was I glad to get home after my 12 hours trek across country. I suppose a challenging semester deserved an equally challenging trip home. It was only fitting. Anyways, once home I got a burrito from Nico’s, one of my top restaurants, and promptly hit the sack because I was tuckered right out.

            If you hadn’t noticed, holiday travel can be quite a mess, and for us out of staters it is a fact of life, but with a little ingenuity and a good attitude, any trip home can be made into an adventure. I am going to try and keep up my blogs while I am home, although this “vacation” thing is pretty sweet. I don’t know what to do with no tests to worry about! Anyways, look out for some fun “stuff” from me over the next few weeks as I recharge my own batteries and enjoy some time off. Take care folks!

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            I always have a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving, and this year was no exception. However, this year, I had a little extra to be thankful for because I was invited up to Richmond, Virginia to celebrate Turkey day with my friend Jenna. You see, living 2000 miles away from my home in Arizona makes travel arrangements tricky, especially for such a short break. Typically I spend the holiday with my Aunt and Uncle down in Hilton Head, but with a Caribbean cruise coming up on the horizon for them, I was in need of a place to go. Enter the generosity of Jenna and her family.

            We began our journey to the break on Tuesday with a six and half hour car ride up north to Virginia. Not only was this going to be my first time in Virginia, ever, but this was also to be one of my longest car rides in memory! Luckily, having company in the front seat helped to keep the time flying by like the trees passing by us as we speed on down the highway.

            That night we arrived, and quickly were welcomed by her parents, and two dogs “Snickers” and “Snoop”. After a tasty home cooked meal, it was time to go to bed since the previous two weeks of school had taken tuckered Jenna and I right out.

            Next morning we got the morning started right by working out, and then after a quick shower, we picked up Jenna’s friend Johanna and were off to the big city of Richmond for the day!

             Well, that workout had gotten us pretty darn hungry, and after putting our name in for a 45 minute wait at a favorite restaurant of Jenna’s we walked a block down the road, found a nearly deserted place to eat, and were so hungry forgot all about those reservations!

            With our bellies full, we decided to head to a park and walk around for a while. Being as I am from the desert, having a chance to see the leaves changing on all of the trees in the park was a rare treat. Here is a picture that is one of my finest photographical feats. I got the gazebo, trees and the rising moon. Not to shabby huh?

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            With the park visit done, and a dinner that night, the only thing left was to wait for Thanksgiving! Thursday came, and with Jenna’s whole family present, we enjoyed a delicious meal. While it wasn’t JUST like being at home, it was the next best thing to it, down to the little quips between Jenna and her brothers, much like me and my sister at the dinner table!

            As you can see, I had quite a fun time “meeting Virginia” (as the song by the musical group “Train” goes): from the trip to the park and city, down to the meal at Thanksgiving,  I had quite a memorable time, and one that I am very grateful to Jenna and her entire family for. One of the best parts was just having the opportunity to enjoy a new experience, which if you haven’t gotten by now, is kind of a theme at USC I try to convey through these blogs a few times a week.

            Anyways, I am all rested up now, and ready to go full bore through these last three (holy cow, only THREE) weeks of classes and finals. Until next time, you all take care, and take it easy on those Thanksgiving leftovers!

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            Just a quick note everybody: I am going to be out of the “office” for the next couple of days as I head away for my Thanksgiving break. So, enjoy your “Turkey Day” wherever you and whoever you may be with. I know that I have many things to be thankful for, too many to put in words right now! That’s all for now, I did say it was a quick note. Take care, and eat up!

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            Getting up at 5 in AM on a Saturday doesn’t sound like a lot of fun does it? I mean, the weekend is your time to relax, recharge, and enjoy some time off. For me, normally that is the case, except for yesterday. Yesterday, I and five other students in Alpha Lambda Delta, my honor society, went 2 hours northeast to Anderson, South Carolina. The reason? To help out at the South Carolina State Special Olympic Fall Games.

            So it was that as my phone alarm went off to the tune of 311’s “I’ll Be Here Awhile” promptly at 5 and I got up out of bed after a lovely five hours of sleep. We all met up in front of Russell House on Greene Street, and I don’t know what happened, but someone seems to have turned on the A/C outside, because it was downright cold waiting for our rides! Luckily I brought my jacket, and had a couple layers on underneath that to keep myself nice and toasty.

            After the two hour ride up, we arrived, checked in, and were assigned to help out with tennis. I personally rotated between a couple of jobs. My first job was a “ball boy”. I don’t know if you have ever watched a professional tennis match, but whenever there is a ball hit into the net, a  ball boy runs out in front and picks up, and just as quickly runs off the court. If you can imagine that, or have seen it, then you can understand my role as I streaked across the court grabbing errant shots and returning them to our players. I am pretty sure that I may have gotten a better workout than the athletes as I darted across the court.

            My other, and probably more crucial job, was as scorekeeper. Normally keeping score wouldn’t be too bad right? Especially since I am a pharmacy student who should be able to count! This would have been the case had I had much experience playing tennis. Lucky for me, I am a quick study, and was able to pick up the system rather quickly. I feel like I did a pretty good job, from calling out the score, to who was serving to whom, and even throwing in some hand gestures to motion “in” or “out” or “game, set match!” (My personal favorite).

            Enough about me though, because Saturday was all about one thing, and that was all of the amazing athletes that were there competing. While they do have some mental handicaps, at their core, they can be downright as competitive as me on the intramural softball field. From the consternation about having sun in their eyes, to a celebratory “slam” of the ball down off the court after a victory (which brought a quick word from the coach about sportsmanship), these athletes were about playing hard, having fun, and doing their best. We were involved in some exciting games too. Two of our matches went into tiebreakers!

            I do feel I need to take the time to briefly mention one of my “athletes of the day”. Her name was Erin and she a Gamecock fan from right here in Columbia. Unfortunately, they do not have a tennis coach here in Columbia, and so her parents have been teaching her the best they can. She embodied the spirit of the Special Olympics, and was truly a fine tennis player, with several lengthy volleys in her match to show it. However, much like every athlete, she had a weakness, which was her serve. No matter how hard she tried, she could not quite get a serve in, but you know what? She kept trying, and was able to laugh a little bit at herself, and recognize that she needed to improve upon it.

            Also, on top of her tenacity on the court, she was a USC fan to the core! Or should I say “Cor”y? When I told her my name was Cory, her first thought was about our running back, Cory Boyd. I made sure to let her know how great a job she did…and that she was rooting for the right team!

            At the end of the day, although tired, and a little sunburned, I walked away thinking that this may have been my favorite day of the entire semester so far, which I think is saying quite a bit considering all I have done so far. Now, not only was it my favorite day, but after several years of volunteering with the Special Olympics, I can honestly say that was my best time at a Special Olympics event as well!

            You see guys and gals, just a simple act of volunteering went a long way in helping make a lot of other people’s day, but the truly amazing part is that I think when all was said and done, I may have gotten even more, and had more fun than the actual athletes!

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            I was tired. I mean, I was really tired. Do you know how I know that I was so tired? I guess that I may as well go just go ahead and just tell you. I mean, why keep you in suspense any longer, right?

             As you may know, fall break was this Thursday and Friday, and immediately after class on Wednesday, I hit the road for the aunt and uncle’s “casa” down in Hilton Head.

            Once I got there, we went out for a nice dinner (a little better than my typical George Foreman Grill cooked chicken), came back, and I worked on some homework before going to bed at midnight. ELEVEN HOURS later, I woke up to a beautiful sunny Hilton Head Thursday at 11:15. That is correct, eleven hours of uninterrupted sleep. I could not believe it. That is close to a record for sleeping late for me! I am kind of a morning person, and so sleeping until 11:15 may not seem that impressive to you all, but for me, it was big news! So, that is how I could tell that half a semester of hard work in class, in the gym, and in all of my extracurricular activities had made just a tad tired, tired enough for a record breaking rest!

            After my super slumber, I hit the beach for a nice, peaceful, relaxing walk to take in the sights sounds and smells that only the ocean can offer. I finished my day off by cleaning and vacuuming out my car (more on that reason in the next blog, I promise!), and relaxing in front of the TV.

            After yet another wonderful dinner, this time cooked up by Uncle Bob and Aunt Lois, it was time to do some pharmacy calculation homework to prepare for Monday’s midterm. Once that was all done and finished, it was time for an hour of the best show on television, The Office!

            The Office did not disappoint, and neither did my brief trip down to Hilton Head. Friday it was time to head back up here to Columbia to get some MORE work done (yes, it just does not seem to end!) and to try and enjoy the last couple days of the long weekend. In any case, I am definitely catching up on my sleep, which was long overdue, although I don’t plan on any more 11:15 mornings! That’s all for now folks, take care, and rest up!

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            After a month and a half of practice at the driving range and a round of golf on a small par-3 course, Brad and I were ready to tackle the links this Friday. Over the course of the year so far, we have spent every Friday afternoon either hitting golf balls at a range about 5 minutes up Harden Street, or working on our short game at a little par-3 course about 15 minutes north of campus in Camden. This week, we both agreed it was time for us to find a real course so we could put all that practice on the range to good use.

            Brad took the initiative this week and searched for a golf course nearby. He told me he found what looked like winner that was only 15 minutes north of campus, so I called it up, got us a tee time for 1:40 in the afternoon, and we were off.

            Our first impression was that this course looked great! Well kept, nice greens, and a very friendly staff, not to mention one of the most important variables: reasonable price. We decided to pay the 15 dollars to play nine holes, hopped in our cart, and it was time to “let the big dogs eat” and take out our drivers to let it rip!

            I think I can speak for both of us when I say that we both felt we could have played better than what we shot. Overall though, it was hard to beat such a great course on such a nice, warm, and sunny October afternoon. Brad didn’t give me the release to give his score, but I shot a 47, or 11 over par, for the 9 holes. I usually aim to shoot about a 43 or 44, but after not having played on a real course for a couple of months, as well as hitting some untimely poor putts and drives that ended up in the rough (which is what the title of this blog alluded to, in case you were wondering) I was still satisfied with how I hit the ball overall.

            The most important part for me of the whole day was enjoying a relaxing day on the golf course to help calm down after a stress filled week. Between studying for all my classes, playing intramurals, and a couple late nights of watching my beloved Chicago Cubs in the playoffs on TV (A sore subject with me right now), I needed a break. My round out with Brad was just the right combination of relaxation and physical activity I needed to recharge for my final weekend before fall break. I have to give some big time “props” to Brad for finding such a sweet little course that was just the right challenge, price, and location.

            Until next time sports fans, take care, and remember, you drive for show and you putt for dough!

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            I was hungry. I mean, I was really HUNGRY, and for some taste bud tingling barbeque at that. Where could I go here in Columbia to quench my desire for a heavy heaping of delicious barbeque? I will tell you the answer: Palmetto Pig.

            You see, Brad (chemistry 09’) and I had discovered Palmetto Pig, or “the Pig” as we call it, early in our sophomore year. Why and how it took so long for a couple of food junkies such as ourselves to discover it is beyond me, but once we found this hidden gem, it was love at first bite, and second bite, and, well, you get the idea. Literally thousands of bites later, we are still frequenters of the Pig.

            Now when I say we are frequenters, I mean that we try and get there about once every month. Hold on now, if I like this place so much, how come only once a month? There is a really simple explanation: if we went any more than that, we would both probably double our weight, triple our cholesterol, and quadruple our pant sizes.

            Overweight hyperboles aside, I truly think our systems can only take so much ALL YOU CAN EAT pulled pork, fried chicken, hush puppies, and baked beans every now and then. Believe me; if I felt like I could remain a healthy young adult while eating there once or twice weekly, I would be there in a heartbeat.

            The reason that Palmetto Pig is so popular for students is threefold: One is the quality of the all you can eat food. Two is the convenient location to campus, just a five minute drive down Devine Street beyond the Carolina Coliseum. The third reason is the value. With a USC ID card, it is just seven dollars for all that you care to stuff down your pallet! This is all quite a deal and a steal if you ask me, especially for us “poor starving” college students.

            So, knowing all of this, after Brad and I had worked up a giant sized appetite this past Friday hitting golf balls, we knew exactly where we were heading. Needless to say, the Pig satisfied yet again, and three plates later, I was ready for a nice nap. It was a perfect way to cap off the workweek.

            Anyways, that is all Cory has for now. If you like my food review, let me know and I can tell you other close by campus hot spots that make going to USC that much tastier! Until next time, take care and eat up!

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Boonville, New York? Have you ever heard of it? I didn’t think so, but this small upstate New York town is where I am spending the first week of my two week summer vacation. It is a place where I can see the cows come out in the pasture from my grandparents’ back yard and where I can eat fresh sweet peas from Grandpa’s garden. But still, why Boonville? Well, it is where a majority of my dad’s family is from, and because we were having a “big time small town graduation throwdown” of sorts for my Cousin Mitch’s high school graduation. So, I have been spending time eating Grandma’s cooking, hanging out with the relatives, and, did I already mention something about eating?

            Yesterday was the big party. Now allow me to describe exactly what went down: at my grandparents’ house (which is on an acre of beautiful lush lawn) were two large tents where everyone was sitting, and doing what you ask? Eating of course! We had thirty six pit cooked chickens, three pork butts, pulled brisket, a bevy of salads, fruits, and a giant graduation cake for Mitch. On top of the good eats and great company was the amazing run on “polish horseshoes” that Mitch and I won. We won 9 times in row, did not lose, and left the day with the nickname “Mac and Cheese” (much like the delicious treat, when were together, we can’t lose!).

            Here is a picture of the tents and lawn:

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            And here are Mitch and myself, the big winners!

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            Aside from the big party, I have had the chance to play a little golf, eat Grandma’s cookin’, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Adirondack Mountains here in upstate New York. However, I am down to one more day, and then it is off to Chicago to meet my mom, aunt, and uncle, and get a chance to see a Cubs game live and in person! Not to mention all of the other cool stuff the Second City will have to offer. Until next time, take care!

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            The title does not lie: I had a lot of fun and had a few firsts this weekend up north of the border. Sounds pretty great, eh? (Sorry for the horribly failed Canada joke there) Well, I must be honest; I did not go that far north. When I say I went north of the border, I am just talking about north of the North/South Carolina state line. In any case, my roommates Nick (09’) and Morgan (09), Nick’s girlfriend Melisa (09’) and her roomie Kathryn (09’) packed it up and took it North for a weekend of good times and a big summer party at Nick’s house in Hickory, North Carolina.

            We arrived at Nick’s house late Friday night to the open arms of his mother, father, brother Vince, and new kitten “Trogdor.” Despite the excitement of arriving, the whole crew was quite tired from a week of work, and in Melisa’s case, work on top of intense studying for her upcoming MCAT exam, so it was quick to bed to rest up for a long day Saturday.

            Nick had to spend a few hours working in the pharmacy Saturday morning, but he didn’t miss much as us tired folks slept until 11! At 11 though, it was up and at ‘em and to work for us as Nick’s mother had us moving tables from the nearby neighbors houses, getting out the lawn games, and doing some water balloon prep (more on this later) to get ready for the early evening affair. After some good work, it was off to a quick lunch to recharge for the final afternoon preparations.

            Now, you must understand, this was no small get-to-gether. I am talking about 50 of Nick’s family’s friends and family, with many small children to keep entertained. What did we have in store for everybody? Well, we had good grub (I am talking about some lip smacking barbeque), great games (wiffle ball, Frisbee, beach volleyball, water balloon madness), and, of course, great company.

            Once the majority of the guests arrived, we put the water balloons to good use in a good ol’fashioned water balloon toss. Morgan and I ended up in third, which was a moot point because once the last pair had won, it was all out water balloon war! I personally didn’t see the little tyke that soaked the rear of my shirt, but it was all in great fun and it was a blast!

            As the night wore on, we played some glow in the dark Frisbee and I observed my first firefly ever! The sight of the lit up bug was quite entertaining to me, but not as entertaining as the game of Balderdash that the USC Crew played later that evening (which I just so happened to win). This was also my first game of Balderdash ever! I’ll tell you what; I was having a blast and getting some great “firsts” in too!

            Unfortunately, Sunday came and with our clothes wet from water balloons and bellies full of barbecue, it was time to make the drive back home to USC. However, there was one more first to be had before we arrived back on campus. We had to get a special “North Carolina” treat. I am talking about Cherry-Lemon Sundrop of course! Before heading across state lines, we stopped and Nick and Melisa each grabbed a case, while a twenty ounce bottle did the delicious trick for me.

            Alas, it was back to the workweek, but after a fantastic weekend with great times and even better friends, not to mention a few firsts thrown in there, I was more than ready to tackle any tasks orientation had in store for me this week.

            I hope y’all are having as much fun this summer as I am! Now do me a favor and have fun, get a few “firsts”, and take care!

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            After a week of afternoon thundershowers, I was ready to get out and find some sweet summer sunshine this past weekend! Since I was here in Columbia with a few of my orientation leader amigos, we decided to make a group trip down to the Broad River for the afternoon.

            The Broad River runs just alongside of Columbia and there is a great location right next our fantastic zoo (shameless plug of another fun activity in Columbia) to go and just lay out on the rocks. Yesterday, there were at least 50 other riverside patrons with their families, friends, and even a few dogs. Our crew just took the trek out across some stones and water to find some nice flat rocks to lie out on. Personally, I did keep the sunscreen and shirt on. Call me lame, but I burn at the drop of a hat, and it wasn’t worth a week of peeling skin and aloe vera to alleviate a burn just to get some pigmentation. I settled on reading the Sunday paper and people watching for the two and half hours we were there. When it got too hot, there was no problem as I could just jump right into the cool river water.

            Last year during orientation, I discovered another “funtastic” pastime to partake in at the Broad River. One of the most enjoyable afternoons I have spent in Columbia in the summertime was jumping in an inner tube upriver and floating down for a couple of hours. I just lazily floated down to where we had a car parked to take us back up to where we started. Hopefully I will get a chance to get a cheap four dollar inner tube from Wal-Mart and float it up before orientation is over.

            So there you have it, when the weather is hot and you need a cool place to hang out, the Broad River is only 10 minutes away from campus. I know that I will try and make it my business to get back out there on the rocks before my summertime here is up. If I don’t know though, I know that the weather will be hot enough when I get back for class in August! Take care and stay cool y’all!

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            This past Friday, I got to catch up with and have lunch with REM. No, I am not talking about the mega-rock band with such top hits as “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” and “Everybody Hurts” (this according to their top sellers on Itunes). I speak of Dr. Ronald Eugene Miller, thus REM are his initials. He is one of my professors from last year. He taught me English 101, and I liked his class so much I even signed up for his English 102 class at 8 in the morning! That is what I call dedication to his class, and also the fact that I am truly a morning person.

            Anyways, I thoroughly enjoyed his classes, and over the course of the year we became good friends. That is correct, I became friends with a professor. The fact that this was even able to occur is a testament to the class structure of English 101 and 102 classes which can be quite small to allow for more interaction. Both my classes had 10 or less people. What also allowed me to develop a good relationship were both his willingness to have office hours to work on papers, and my willingness to take advantage of them. We often would start to look at a paper, look it over for about 20 minutes, and spend the next 20 or thirty minutes just talking about day to day life, and whatever topic came up.

            Unfortunately for me, and all other students here at USC, Dr. Miller is teaching at another school now, but last summer during orientation I had a chance to catch with him, and I had the chance again last Friday. We met at Yesterday’s, which is one of my favorite restaurants down in the Five Points area. Shameless plug for Yesterday’s  aside, here is a picture of Dr. Miller and me at lunch in the restaurant.

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            I personally had a great time catching up with him, and had it over a very tasty meal. Hopefully, we will get a chance to catch up yet again while I am here during this summer’s orientation. Overall, being in Dr. Miller’s class has definitely been one of my best experiences here, and just because he no longer teaches here does not mean that you can’t develop great relationships with your professors as well. In fact, I recommended it, not only will you enjoy your time and hopefully help you learn more, but it also comes in handy if and when you need a letter of recommendation.

            As for now, with the memory of lunch a few days old, I must turn my attention to this busy week of an anatomy and an organic chemistry test, along with relay for life on Friday, and the state slow-pitch softball tournament on Saturday. Until next time, take care!

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Warning and Disclaimer: To those of you who are either “macho men” or females who think that dancing is for the weak and “uncool”, you may wish to turn away, or change web pages now:

            Last night, I went out shagging with my friends Jenna and Jessie. Now, I have been in my shag class here at USC for about two months now, and I really wanted to go out and try my moves. Luckily, last night was a bye week for the softball team, so it was out we went!

            The place to be if you want to shag on Thursday nights is Jillian’s. It is located in the Vista, and is about a five minute car ride away from campus. I went once last year, and even though I didn’t know how to shag at the time, I still had a blast. This year, things were different.

            What makes shag night so great is that although many USC students go to have fun, there are several “old timers” there who like to relive the glory days of their youth. Now, I thought that I was a pretty decent shagger, but when I got there and saw what those old men could do, I have to admit, I was pretty intimidated. There was an older gentleman there who had some great advice that eased my mind. He said that it doesn’t matter how good the other dancers are, the point of going and shagging is having a good time with the person you are dancing with. Those were some wise words, and with that, I was out on the dance floor!

            Impressed is a word that both Jessie and Jenna had to describe my shagging skills, and while it is fun to practice in class, it is even more fun to just get out there and let it flow with your friends. While I was not perfect, I sure acted like every turn and move I made was planned like I knew what I was doing. The thing with shagging is that as long as you make it look smooth and cool, it doesn’t matter exactly what you are doing. So, as the night went on, I kept trying some new things, and we all were having a good time.

            So fellas, and ladies for that matter, if you are coming from out of state, I have some advice for you: when you get here, find someone who knows how to shag, and learn from them, take the class if you can, and get out to Jillian’s or any other place that has shagging. Learning the “native dance” of South Carolina (shag is the official state dance) will definitely come in handy if you want to meet new people, or just have a good time. I had a blast last night, and here’s the thing guy: girls like the guys who can take the lead and dance well. That’s right, being able to dance is definitely cool!  I had waited all semester to finally go, and while I am still not a master of my shagging skills by any means, I still had a great time! That’s all I have for now. Take care, and remember practice up those moves, so you get on out to Thursday night shagging when you get here!

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            I think we all would like a glimpse into the future of what we are going to be doing with our lives. Yesterday, I was able to take a “sneak peak” into what the future may hold for me if I choose to pursue hospital pharmacy. Allow me to explain: the organization I am in, the Carolina Association of Pre Pharmacy Students (CAPPS for short) organized a trip to a nearby hospital to take a tour of the hospital pharmacy.

            When I heard we had the chance to go, I was very excited, as hospital pharmacy is an area that had interested me since I decided to go into pharmacy, and helped by the time I spent volunteering in a hospital in high school. I was finally going to be able to see what life as a hospital pharmacist was like.

            So, yesterday me and three other members, Elliot, Amanda, and Ryan, (all members, like me, of the South Carolina College of Pharmacy class of 2011!) rode over to the hospital. We were happily greeted by several of the different pharmacists on staff, and were given a tour of the bottom floor where the IV preparation room is located. We also saw the “unit dose” area, which is basically typical mediation that you may pick up from a drugstore. From there, we went up and observed how a pharmacist, nurse, and doctor all work together to treat patients. We saw the observations about one patient, and the course of action of medication that had been taken since they had been admitted.

            Overall, it was quite eye opening to see all of the different options available to hospital pharmacists alone. Everything from IV preparation, patient consultation, and even OR (operation room) pharmacists are needed within the hospital setting, and I am sure I am missing a few in there as well. The future really is wide open in the field of pharmacy to pursue what you really wish to do.

            So, if you are considering pharmacy as a career path that you wish to pursue, remember that there is much more to being a pharmacist than just counting pills in a Walgreens. You have a wide array of career choices, and many of the pharmacists I met had worked in multiple settings, so there is no need to worry about getting stuck in one place. Pharmacy is a career that is in demand, and with so many options to choose from, I am not sure exactly what I want to go into. Luckily, I have four more years to figure that out. Until next time, take care!

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