Accelerated
So Many Colors!
The weather is cooling off, the holiday decorations are coming out, and the leaves are changing!!! I realize that for the majority of people reading this, the fall leaves are nothing to take special notice of, but for some of … Read More »
school stuff and FUN STUFF
School Related:
I’ve been here a couple more weeks and have really started to get the hang of things here at the SON and in Baltimore. We’ve had a test in each of our classes and I feel I have a … Read More »
It’s Fall Break! Go Crazy!
I hope all of you are as PUMPED about a break as I am! Now I know it’s technically only Monday, but let’s face it, there’s a big difference between a two day and a three day weekend! And, if … Read More »
Visiting relatives are the perfect excuse to act like a tourist!
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Last weekend I was lucky/excited to host my first visiting relative since moving to Baltimore. One of my aunts from Austin, TX flew up to visit and spend the weekend. I believe her original intention was to cook mountains of … Read More »
Reflection on my first month
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I have now been a resident of Baltimore since August 4th and a nursing student at Hopkins for a month. Here is a list of things I have learned, both in and out of school thus far:
1. Navigated how best … Read More »
“I love you Baltimore, Every day’s like an open door…”
Even though this is my first post on the JHUSON blog board, the Accelerated Class of 2013 has already overcome four weeks of class, two clinical rotations, two exams, a skills sign off for vital signs and wound care with … Read More »
We survived round 1!!
First off CONGRATULATIONS everyone on finishing our first round of tests in nursing school!! I’m sure if you’re anything like me you’re still coming down off the caffeine high and trying to catch up on sleep! It’s amazing how even … Read More »
Oriented x3
It’s been way too long! How strange to be writing this as an actual SON student!
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind: full of excitement, great conversations, and pangs of anxiety. At the risk of sounding cliche, I can’t … Read More »
Simply Awed…
First week of school…check!
Well, it has come and gone, the official start of classes and first week of school. Thankfully, the professors (all of whom are amazing), kind of held our hands through the process. I am grateful for this … Read More »
One year later
And one year wiser. I’m pretty sure the Accel 2012 class orientation started on May 23rd, 2011. So now, on my birthday, May 25th, I’m reminiscing. In one year I’ve learned (at least the first 10 things that come to … Read More »
Starting a New Journey
I broke the law. My crime, in California it’s illegal to answer a cell phone without a hands free device, but when I saw area code 410 appear on my caller ID, that law was meaningless to me. After telling … Read More »
Forever Grateful
On April 3rd, 2012, my world was shaken. My family needed me and I needed them. I booked a one way ticket to Miami and called up a friend (and fellow ABSN student) to help me get through this. She … Read More »





