March- Without the kind of Madness we were Hoping for

In a time of massive changes worldwide, I decided to change up my blog and post a "Vlog" instead! Feel free to comment with ideas for next month, and so sorry for the "umms" and crazy facial expressions haha. Talking to a video camera is weird! Definitely not in line for a career in acting.

Also forgot that I collected soil samples in the city to check for lead levels! Which is a project that one of my Environmental Signaling professors does for research. (Community service), and social advocating through social media! Social media can be powerful for communication, so I have been posting a lot of volunteering resources as well as resources for those in domestic violence situations during their quarantine.

Blessings,

Ms Ashley

(For grading you can skip to the last few videos lol)

Intro to Vlogging

Lifestyle

Entertainment and Socializing

Mental and Physical Health

Education

Education II

Philanthropy

March Volunteer Hours: 1.5 Semester total: 9

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May II- Graduation Edition

It's still a bit surreal that my classmates and I are done with the program. I think it's been hard to find closure as the world paused time or is operating in slow motion. It's like we have all been hibernating and awaking to Spring, except Spring is entering a reality of change. Although we were physically apart for graduation, we made the best of what we had: having an "official" ceremony in the morning and a departmental party on Zoom later in the day. It was heartwarming to see my colleagues in their regalia and their family members joining to celebrate our accomplishments. My own family joined in from Indiana! Linh made a video of all of our pictures together and a videos of us saying goodbye, which was really bittersweet. Caps off to us! Roll Wave, Ashley Happy Graduation Pharmacology Class of 2020! Tulane Medical School Graduation Message Link

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