blood drives and the himalayas

1. our school is having a blood drive. despite hating the thought of blood, i have always felt compelled to participate in blood drives just because they help so many people. (plus i have type o blood.) in high school i started whimpering before they even stuck the needle in me.

nurse: you dont have to do this you know

laura: no...sniff sniff... its fine. really. im just a little dizzy plus i feel like im going to throw up. but im fine its all good.

i will probably give blood again.

2. i have been researching the india study tour. omg it looks amazing. basically we go with the head of the St Marys religious studies department, and we hike the Himalayas. We sleep in tents and in trains and we eat all cultural food and stay in peoples homes all over India. I can not possibly imagine another way i would rather spend the first few weeks of my summer. it will be SUCH a life experience and i am so excited. i am trying to pull funding together. it will work out.

3. reforming healthcare in america. i wish i knew more of what was going on in the world. its hard to keep up at college. i think i need to start reading the front page of the newspapers in the great room in the mornings when i get my coffee.

4. i also would like to start waking up early and going running at the gym before class. this is hard because i have an 8am class, and its difficult for me to get out of bed as it is, but we'll see how this goes.

5. i am very excited about thanksgiving and christmas. mostly christmas. christmas is my favorite.