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Chris
Back to reality ⟩
January 24, 2012, by Chris
Well, week three of my last semester at USC has begun and it hasn’t quite hit me yet. In less than 6 months I’ll be starting my first level II fieldwork in San Diego. My break was fantastic, aside from the actual winter weather that I did not miss. I had plenty of free time to play basketball with some friends I hadn’t seen in a while and just hang out with my dogs. For Christmas, my girlfriend gave me tickets to the Army All American Bowl game in San Antonio, Texas. It was my first time visiting Texas, but it’s a really cool city.
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OTs in intramurals ⟩
November 17, 2011, by Chris
Last week we played our final intramural flag football game of the season, and a dramatic one at that. The game went into overtime with none other than Kim Perring snagging the game winning touchdown in the back corner of the endzone. Our team finished 2-3, not bad for having to forfeit one game and play a man down for another game. Up next is intramural basketball starting in the spring. While we may be an average football team, we truly dominate in basketball. Last year, the team finished 5-1, with the one loss coming on a forfeit due to fieldwork and springbreak.
Next week I’ll be traveling back to the east coast to celebrate Thanksgiving with the family. I’m pretty excited, but when I return schoolwork will be coming at me full-bore, I just need to stay on top of things and I’ll be fine.
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Halloween Weekend ⟩
November 2, 2011, by Chris
Living in LA School/Life Balance
Halloween weekend was quite eventful. It started off with me catching a 9:30am flight to San Francisco for a fair at USF. Immediately after the fair I made my way to the airport to catch the first half of the USC v. Stanford game. I barely made it through security in time to catch the opening kickoff. I was able to watch most of the first half before having to board my plane back to Los Angeles. My plane landed in time for me to listen to the end of regulation and I made it home to watch the three overtimes that followed. After the game, my roommate and I decided to get our costumes ready for the greatest Halloween party ever. We actually planned a costume change during the party. We showed up to the party as Forrest Gump and Chinese take-out, but changed to Things 1&2 during the party. Now, it’s back to the reality of class and work.
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Spartan Race and OT school? ⟩
October 5, 2011, by Chris
Living in LA School/Life Balance
I’ve decided that I’m going to register to compete in the Spartan Race in Malibu next month. For those of you who don’t know, the Spartan Race is a 3 mile obstacle course involving mud running, rope climbing, balance beams, etc. I’ve started to kick up my training recently and it will be interesting to see if I can maintain my work-life balance. The USC OT flag football team will start its season on friday. Hopefully we don’t get stuck in an all male league again.
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OTSC Elections and Tailgate ⟩
September 14, 2011, by Chris
The elections for the first year positions on the Occupational Therapy and Science Council are being held this week.
The first year students had an amazing turnout with over 20 candidates being nominated for positions on the student council. The voting will close later in the week, but I have no doubt that all of the choices would be valuable assets to the council. The student council is also putting on a tailgate/mixer for the first and second year students to get to know each other.
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