the campus is reviving with new comers. it's been really exciting for the past week to see new (and old since my med school really likes its own undergrads) faces in and around the dorm. pre-orientation started on thursday and a group of us went around did volunteer acvities in the city, like building houses for habitat for humanity and cooking at soup kitchens. was nice exercise for me who is out of shape. the original plan on the first day was to landscaping the yard of a house but because of the rain, we all went inside and painted/stained boards instead, inhaling the cinnar fumes and getting cancers. it was probably even more miserable for the people who went on the camping trip. throughout the weekend, we were saying "oh those poor moot people."

met another md/phd called allison. and behold, she is pale and blonde, and looks like allison my student in jp3!