A New Semester

 

At a winter break gathering

Abbie finished her 1st semester strong, had an all-too-short winter break, and is back at it with a wildly busy 2nd semester. She has switched her major to neuroscience and is still pursuing her minor in medical humanities. Her schedule this semester is brutal, though - Organic Chemistry, Biology, Calculus II, the Chemistry of Cooking, and the Politics of Reproduction. She has also started working as a research assistant for her politics of reproduction professor, so there are weekly meetings with the research team. 

Cookie lab

At this point, she is keeping her options open for med school. Regardless of whether it is that or something else, there will be graduate work in her future. Everything she is taking this semester is required one way or another. Chemistry of Cooking is the one elective in her schedule, although even that satisfies some sort of university requirement. Much to her dismay, she was captured on the school's Instagram page after their cookie lab. I thought it was a cute photo, but she hates it when surprise photos show up in public places, which I can understand.

Despite being massively busy, I think she still manages to have some fun. She started a supper club with a few friends. They plan a dinner theme, do some cooking together, and then get to eat whatever they have made. I assume she is also still doing a few shifts at the radio station, but she has been so busy, I haven't even had a chance to ask her about it. She will be home for a long weekend in mid-February, so maybe I can get all the news at that point.