Powering through bio

So today is GORGEOUS. again. and I'm studying. AGAIN. :( It's Saturday and everyone was chilling outside because most people are done with midterms. But I have a biology exam on Monday and there's SO MUCH material to cover. It's going over all the systems in great detail. So I stayed in all day. But I got a lot of work done. I cleaned off my desk and it was just me, my laptop, and my notebook. I meant business.

my set up

I was quiet proud of myself. :D Hopefully, it all pays off!!

"Seeing much, Suffering much, and Studying much are the three pillars of learning" ~Benjamin Disraeli

Mother Language Day

Happy International Mother Language day!!
For those who don't know, it's a day recognizing the language movement of Bangladesh, the only country to fight for the right to speak their language. It's obviously a special day for us, Bangladeshis, and I wore my Tagdoom Tagdoom shirt.

My Shirt

So it says "Tagdoom Tagdoom Baje Bangladesh-er Dhol"

That means Tagdoom Tagdoom goes my Bangladeshi drums. :D

Anyway, be proud of your mother language ya'll!! <3

"Amar bhaiy-er rokte rangano ekushey february ki ami bhulte pari" ~Abdul Gaffar Choudhury

"How can I forget the 21st of February reddened with the blood of my brothers?"

Calm Before the Storm

Another absolutely gorgeous day!! It was in the high 70s!!!

I woke up and it was so bright outside for a second I thought it snowed! And I was like nooo!! It's supposed to be warm. I look outside and its absolutely gorgeous. But I had to stay in and finish an assignment. I still wore a dress today though. It was so much fun walking to class in my flowy dress. :D ... and then I came back to common room to study.

Me chillin (writing a paper) in the common room

It's a good thing I got in when I did though because then it started pouring!! It was a really bad storm and the tornado siren was going off really loud. But everything is all good now, even though its cold again. :( At least I got the last 2 days. :D Plus I just turned in the last paper of the week, so I'm a lot calmer now. 

"After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer" ~ William R. Alger

A Moment of Spring

So today was absolutely beautiful!!! Outside I mean. The temperature was in the mid 60s and it was sunny.

the weather

Basically everything spring is supposed to be- which was a really nice break from the insane cold we have been having this winter. Everyone was walking around in their spring clothes and I was so tempted to wear  a dress today but I had to go into lab so I had to wear pants. At least I wore a spring-y shirt! I would have loved to just lounge outside on my picnic mat, but this is Crazy Week so I have absolutely no time. I'm running on 3 hours of sleep 2 nights in a row. But the nice weather really woke me up and I did eat and work outside as much as possible. Tomorrow is supposed to be even warmer but it will be stormy so I don't think anyone will be enjoying the outdoors.And then it will get really cold again. The weather is just all over the place. Ah, well... it was nice while it lasted. :D

"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside 24 hours" ~ Mark Twain

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So this week and next week is going to be CRAZY. I'm just going to be on the go, doing things, finishing assignments, taking exams, etc. I though I was going to have to pull an all-niter last night to get my stuff done but instead this morning I got a whole 8 hours of sleep!! It was sooo great!! I don't even know how to explain how amazing that sleep was, especially now. It was an accident but I'm glad it happened because I don't know when I'm going to be able to get a decent night's sleep next. Probably not until next Monday after my Biology exam. I am a bit overwhelmed right now... if you can't tell... but I'm just telling myself to get through these 2 weeks and then it will be Spring Break! and I can sleep!! in my own wonderful bed, in my own wonderful room.

Now... back to my assignments as I pull an all-niter tonight instead. I'm so tired!!!

"I love sleep. My life has the tendency of falling apart when I'm awake, you know?" ~ Ernest Hemingway 

Fast-a-Thon

After a day of fasting, I had such a great time at the Fast-A-Thon tonight to raise money for Refugee Relief.

It felt so good to do something for all these people who are living day-to-day and have nowhere else to turn. We fasted all day to get ourselves on the right path and make good intentions to help others who need it. Allowing refugees to live they way they do is unbearable and we are responsible for doing something about it. We had some great speakers to talk about fasting, refugees, and Islamic Awareness Month here at Vanderbilt this month. Videos from the organizations that our donations will be going to really brought home the message of how stark the reality really is in these areas. In addition we had some yummy food which never hurts especially after a day of fasting! :D Two Vanderbilt student musical groups performed and gave us some much needed entertainment this Sunday night. Lovely and inspiring night!!

Wristlets and shirt from tonight

"If you have much, give of your wealth; If you have little, give of your heart" ~ Arab Proverb

Carpe DM

AHHH!! What a fun Saturday night!! I just got back from Dance Marathon (DM), where they raise money for the children's hospital in a 13.1 hour dancing event (thus the name Dance Marathon).

My hospital bracelet for registering

I didn't go for 13.1 hours, I went around 7:45pm and figured I would leave after a while but I had so much fun! There was great music, I definitely danced the cupid shuffle, learned how to wobble, twirled with my friends, and kind of just flailed around to the Morale dance which they danced to every hour. Each hour was also themed, such as 'western', 'around the world', 'luau', 'Disney', and 'pajama'. I went in during the 'America' themed hour so I was wearing my red, white, and blue. :D but then I also got a lei at the event for the luau hour, a foam tiara for Disney hour, and glow sticks for... I don't know. just because I guess. :D but I love glow sticks! They also had a lot of food, like chick-fil-e and then pancakes and donuts at midnight. The photo booth... was amusing and I also got a caricature done with a friend. But the best part of the evening was in the bouncy slide. ahhhh... so many laughs!! We found so many new and better ways to go down the slide- some better than others. We may have scared a little girl with all the fun we were having but that's okay. So much fun for such a great cause! and now I'm worn out and I'm going to bed. Goodnight!! FTK!! (For The Kids)

My treasures from the night

"We dance for those who can't" ~ First Dance Marathon Mission Statement