I'm done!!!! (at least for a month and a half)...

So the semester is over... now what? Finally I can sleep! Mannnn, our instructor was not lying when she said that this semester was gonna be assessment heavy! Sheesh! My classmate was right yesterday, the culmination of our final projects and presentations WAS like childbirth. For the last two semesters, my group and I have been working on a community health assessment of Russian-speaking newcomers over the age of 50years and their physical activity. It's quite an interesting topic, but I don't wanna bore folks with the details (hit me up if you reeeealy wanna know). Everyone did an outstanding job! There were so many engaging topics and unique presentation styles... utterly amazing. Props to the 2006 cohort... we held it down!
Afterwards, we got drinks... which was probably a bad idea, considering that I hadn't eating much that day... if a banana and water counts. I still have no tolerance, which someday I will learn. It was cool to kick it and unwind with the cohort folks... even if I cannot remember half the stuff I talked about. I do remember having a funny ass convo with Parks (about what? still pretty fuzzy), and that Alberto V05, Ruby, and I were stealing olives and cherries from the bar... I'm such a drunkard.
But alas, tonight I turned in my final papers and now I'm trying to take it easy. I know it's still fresh, in terms of me finishing the semester, but I feel like I need to do something. Like I'm supposed to be reading or writing something. This feeling probably won't go away until like a week before the Spring Semester starts, in which I'll have the feeling of like, "damn, do I have to go back now?" Just when I got all good and comfortable with watching episodes of Montel and Maury, then capping the day off with "The People's Court," y'all want me to go back to class?!?!
Well, at least I can focus on stuff, like Christmas... still haven't gone shopping yet and gotta send folks stuff out of state. I'm hella smart for waiting to the last minute, huh? This year, I'm gonna use my craft skills to make stuff. I really need to get cracking though. There is something I wanna make for someone I don't even know. There is a Starbucks not too far away from my house that I go to from time to time. Near the side of the road, there is a woman that sells flowers. Not too far away from her is who I believe is her daughter, and she is probably no older than about 5 years old. As her mom sells flowers, the little girl entertains herself by pushing her little baby doll back and forth in a stroller. Every time I see them, I feel bad. I constantly have my public health lens on, and I think "My goodness, they should not have to live like this? It's cold and dark, why are they out here?" The answer to this is so obvious, yet complex. I am truly learning that everything is a public health issue. This weekend, I'm gonna make the little girl a stuffed animal. I hope that her mom doesn't think I'm some kind of cooky stalker though. Whenever you have the time, incorporate a random act of kindness into your day... it does wonders. =)