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Jumping into January

Howdy! January 2020 is here! Or at least it was. With the whirlwind of the Christmas holiday and New Year's, I feel like the month of January was unusually long.  It was certainly the recharge I needed though, spending plenty of time with my loved ones. The train doesn't stop though, so shortly after the holidays, school resumed in full force. We just completed the Endocrinology and Reproductive block, and I will say that I think it may have been my favorite module thus far. While lengthy, the material was captivating to learn about. Now we're about to have our block exam on Neurology, and our first one for Cellular Control Mechanisms...yikes. That one looks like a lot. Learning about Neurology has been super interesting, too! Many of the neurological disorders we discuss have pieced together some of the puzzle for me with my volunteering at NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness). Numerous the citizens that NAMI serves suffers from mental health conditions like Schiz