We
are back in school after what felt like the shortest spring break. Yes it was a
weeklong but I felt so much shorter then that. I had a great time though, I
threw a bachelorette party for my cousin that was so much fun. We got a hotel
in the River North neighborhood in Chicago and we played a whole bunch of games
and then went out to the bars in the area. Even though it was a lot of work to
put all of it together, especially while trying to keep up with school work, I
really enjoyed doing it and also happy that it everyone really enjoyed the
night.
Over
the next couple days I was able to do work on a research paper for my history
class, I am writing my research paper on Teotihuacan, Mexico. Teotihuacan is a
Mesoamerican complex that was built and used by the Aztec people. It had a
residential area called Avenue of the dead, but then linked to two pyramids,
the pyramid of the moon and the pyramid of the sun. They Pyramids were used for
many purposes but there main use was for religious reasons, such as human
sacrifice. The Aztec people would choose a human scarifies, and then they would
take the chosen person up to the top of the pyramid and this is where they
would perform the sacrifice. I find this architecture wonder so interesting,
but also when about seven years ago I was able to climb the pyramid of the sun.
Looking back and learn about this architecture wonder that I was able to go and
see and experience just means so much more.
Another
interesting thing I did over break was my site visit. I went to visit Loyola
University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. Maywood is a suburb of Chicago
just about a thirty minutes drive from my house on the south side of Chicago to
the hospital. When I was there I was able to walk around the hospitals first
story, learning more about the location of certain departments in the hospital.
Though I was unable to go to other floors, and I was also unable to retrieve a
map of the interior of the hospital, I was able to see directories that were
generally located by the elevators of the hospital. So though I did not receive
a direct map, I was able to get a lot of information about the existing
hospital. I also was able to take pictures of my site location, which will
greatly help me figure out a connection between my new emergency department the
existing hospital.
Though
my break seemed to be short I really enjoyed it, I realized how much I miss
being at home and how happy I am to be so close to finishing my masters degree
and moving on and forward with my life.
But till then its back to the grind with my thesis and enjoying my last
five months in Carbondale, plus I have my two cats here till the beginning of
May.
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