This is my fifth week of school but it feels like I've just started yesterday. Times flies with your nose in a textbook all week.
Last weekend I went home and it was so lovely! Honestly, I love love love home. I caught Marshall's hockey game, went swimsuit shopping (which was less torturous than prev. years, thankfully) and ate the best home-cooked meal ever known to man. My belly was pretty happy thanks to my mother: her roast + mashed potaters + cheesecake make for a lethal combination of joy.
I also went to a fundraiser for 'Olive Tree Projects', a organization in Haiti run by a girl, Sarah, from my small town. She left everything behind at 19 and moved out to make a difference as a midwife and care-provider for pregnant mums and babies. Sarah is the coolest person I know. I admire her absolute selflessness as she gives her energy towards helping people in dire need. The work she's done there is unbelievable - she's constructed a facility where pregnant mums can get the prenatal education they need and/or deliver their babies. Her long term plan is to open an orphanage. With the Haiti crisis, this is becoming more of a reality for her. What's almost more amazing is the support she's received from her family, friends, and community back at home. Apparently, a teacher in Korea, a total stranger to Sarah, had been moved so much by her story (it has appeared on CNN and CTV) that her organized her class to hold a massive fundraiser for her cause. It happened just last weekend. I think that the heart's of people can be downright amazing. Whether it is giving time, money, or just prayer, I've seen a lot of good in people these last couple of weeks. Keep it up, folks.
With a physiology midterm looming over my head, I must get cramming. No more stalling/blogging!
Peace!
Love, Dani.
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