Writing in Biology - Section 1

I have a set routine on campus that I follow every Wednesday of the week. At around 9 am, I arrive at the ILC for my 9:25am Physics class. The class runs until 10:40, and during most of the time in class, my group and I work on in-class word problems like the ones that would be on exams. When that class is over, my next class isn't until an hour and 40 minutes later. During this time, I sit in the ILC on my laptop to do my homework or just to pass time if I don't have any work to do. At around 11:30am, I meet up with my friend at Blue Wall to eat lunch. When I am done, I leave to go to my Genetics class at 12:20 which is located in Morrill I. I have a friend in this class that I sit next to. During this class, the profressor lectures and I take notes on what she is saying. Class ends at 1:10pm and I make my way to the ISB for my lab class that begins at 1:25pm. Before lab started, we had a short quiz on what we were working on for the day. During this lab period, we practiced with dissecting zebrafish brain and treated zebrafish with different drugs to study them. Lab ends at 5:25 so I can catch the 5:30 bus back to my apartment. Overall, these are the activites I usually perform on campus on a Wednesday.

Categories of the day:

- morning

My morning routine is almost the same every day, the timing varies depending on when my classes or work starts. In the morning I wake up, shut off my alarm, and sit on my phone for a few minutes. I get out of bed and go to the bathroom to shower. After that I go to the kitchen for breakfast. For breakfast I have vanilla yogurt and fruit. I sit at the kitchen table and talk to my roommates. After breakfast I go to my room to get dressed and ready for the day. I pack my backpack with my charger, notebooks, laptop, a snack, and my waterbottle. I put my headphones in and walk out the door, locking it behind me, and walk down the street to the bus stop. The bus is usually late so I stand at the bus stop while other people arrive to wait. I get on the bus and stand while the bus makes its way to campus. I get off the bus at the ILC and walk to my first class. Almost everyday by first class is in Hasbrouke. I sit in class and take notes while the professor lectures. When the class ends I made my way to bluewall to get lunch. 

- afternoon

- eat lunch, go to class, take the bus home, walk from the bus stop to my house, go in and talk with my roommates

- evening

- make dinner, eat, clean my dishes, sit in the living room, do homework, watch netflix, get ready for bed, sit on my phone, go to sleep

Activities

I woke up at 7AM and brushed my teeth, after which I picked an outfit and changed. I met my friends outside of my dorm and we walked to class together. I had a granola bar on the way. The first class was a 50 minute Psychology lecture. At the end of it I walked over to Tobin for my neurobiology research lab and Nisl stained microscope slides for 2 hours. Then I went to my second class of the day for another 50 minutes - History lecture. I had some time at hand, so I had lunch and did some homework at the Campus Center. Finally I went to the last class of the day – Biochemistry and at the end of it, walked over to a lab meeting for my psychology lab, which had lasted for 1 hour. I had dinner at Frank and then went back to my room. 

Categories

Food/Meals - Granola bar, Lunch, Dinner

Labs - Neurobiology lab; Psychology lab

Academics/classes - Biochemistry, History, Psychology

Food/Meals

On my way to class, I had a chocolate Cliff bar to avoid missing breakfast. Around 1:10pm, I had a longer break than usual, so I first walked over to the library to get food. However, they were almost out and there was a long line of people waiting. Then I decided to go to Blue Wall and get a rice bowl from Tamales. After my lab meeting ended around 6PM, I decided to meet up with my friends for dinner at Franklin dining hall. It took us a while to find a table and settle down. Then I went to the sandwich station to get a tuna sandwich. 

The categories I created were: sleep, food, academics, and leisure.
I am not providing a list of all my daily activities.

The category I will be detailing is academics. This encompasses anything to do with school and my education.
This begins early in the morning when my alarm goes off, always set an hour and a half before my first class to give ample time to do anything else I need to do before class. It takes about 5 minutes to check over my email for information about the day’s classes and to check the class websites for announcements and check on assignments. Next, I head to class, between 10 and 1 depending on the day. Walking to class takes between 10 and 15 minutes depending on the class location. Class each day can take between 3 and 6 hours. This includes the 5-10 minute walks needed to get from each class to the next. Once class is over I head home, where I write a list of what homework needs to be done for the evening or for the next few days. I spend 60 to 120 minutes initially doing homework that needs to be done, usually that time is spent doing readings for the course. I continue doing homework for another 120 or more minutes after a short break, and if needed continue after dinner break. I will spend around 5 minutes before bed sending emails or asking questions to classmates or professors as needed. This has an upper estimate of 281 minutes a day spent on academics.

Morning Routine: 8am-10am

• I woke up
• I grabbed my dogs’ leash and put her collar on and walked my dog
• Brushed teeth
• Fed all my pets
• Made a cup of coffee and drank coffee
• Replaced the seat to my bike
• Showered
• Got dressed for work
• Made myself a lunch to bring to work.

Errands 10:00am-10:20am

• Drove to PetSmart.
• Stopped at PetSmart along the way.
• Purchased bird seed at PetSmart

Work Routine 10:20am-8:45pm

• Drove to work
• Clocked in at work
• Started to look at appointments on my schedule
• Saw several appointments
• Took lunch
• Saw more appointment
• Cleaned the hospital treatment area
• Drove home

Nightly Routine 8:45pm-11pm

• Showered again
• Ate dinner
• Wrote for about 30 minutes for this class.
• Watched Netflix
• Went to bed

My morning routine starts with waking up and ends with getting ready for work. In between those activities are various things that I need to get done every morning as well some as to-do list activities that get done occasionally. On Thursday morning this week I woke up naturally without an alarm clock at about 7:00am. I brushed my teeth. The first thing I do every morning after brushing my teeth is grab my dogs’ collar and leash and put them on her and take her for a walk. I then go back inside with her and take her leash off. I feed her, my cats, my birds, and lastly my tortoise. I then made a cup of coffee from a pot of coffee that was already made by someone else and drank it. Once I finished my cup of coffee I went out to my garage and replaced the seat to my bike with tools that were located in the garage. I then went back into my house and showered. After showering, I got dressed in my scrubs for work. It then packed my lunch by grabbing a tuber ware of left overs out of the fridge and putting it in my work bag.

I woke up and brushed my teeth.

I greeted a floormate “Good morning.”

I got changed for school.

I decided what should or should not be in my backpack.

I walked to physics class.

On the way to class, I opened up Pokemon Go to swipe at Pokestops.I sat in physics class.

I got an email for a lab research opportunity during class

I walked to Morill to meet up with the professor and I was able to get the position.

I signed a paper to be able to take 1 credit from the lab as Independent Study.

I went to Worcester Dining Hall to eat.

I studied for my EMT test on Saturday while in Worcester until it was almost time to head for my next class.

I walked to genetics class.

I sat in genetics class.

I walked to the wrong room for my writing in biology class, but shortly got notified and found the right room.

I sat in my writing in biology class.

CATEGORIES:

WALKING

I walked to physics class.

I walked to Morill to meet up with the professor and I was able to get the position.

I walked to genetics class.

I walked to the wrong room for my writing in biology class, but shortly got notified and found the right room.

CLASS

I sat in physics class.

I sat in genetics class.

I sat in my writing in biology class.

PREPARING

I woke up and brushed my teeth.

I got changed for school.

I decided what should or should not be in my backpack.

I studied for my EMT test on Saturday while in Worcester until it was almost time to head for my next class.

MISCELLANEOUS

I greeted a floormate “Good morning.”

On the way to class, I opened up Pokemon Go to swipe at Pokestops.

I got an email for a lab research opportunity during class

I signed a paper to be able to take 1 credit from the lab as Independent Study.

I went to Worcester Dining Hall to eat.

TURN A CATEGORY INTO A PARAGRAPH:

    WALKING

    Walking is nothing more than a chore when trying to go from one place to the other. As a student, walking is the primary way of transportation. What feels worse is not knowing where to go when you are walking. Realizing you are walking the opposite direction of your destination makes you know your effort has gone down the drain. On the other hand, walking the same direction of your destination while knowing you haven’t made it to the end yet can feel less hopeless, as you can physically see progress being made each step of the way. It is hard for humans to continue to do something without seeing progress, but walking inhibits this. One special exception is when you are walking on a treadmill, in which you are going nowhere, and the only thing you know is that your heavy breathing is related to the extra burger you decided to eat for yesterday’s lunch. Walking with purpose is the key to gain motivation, whether it is to your academic classes, or to a job interview you have been excited for.

Self care: 575 min

I woke up and took a shower for 5 minutes. I made and drank a protein shake for 5 minutes. I made and drank my coffee over 10 minutes. I acquired a coffee from the cafeteria and drank it over about 15 minutes. I had dinner which took 10 minutes. I brushed my teeth for 5 minutes. I read my book for 75 minutes. I slept for 450 minutes.

Homework: 440 min

Class: 330 min

Travel: 50 min

I woke up to my roommate's alarm. 

I climbed out of bed to make coffee. 

I reached under the kitchen sink to remove my metal tub of coffee grounds and coffee filters. 

I disposed of the coffee grounds left in the machine from yesterday and set up a new pot of coffee.

 While that brews I prepare myself for the day by getting dressed and brushing teeth. 

I bring up the daily new podcasts on my phone to listen to the recap of the presidential debates as I eat my pumpkin pie and drink my orange juice.

 I dumped my coffee into my coffee mug with some milk.

 I head to my civil war discussion section. 

I walk to shade tree labs for my pre med advising with wilmore webley.

 I walk to Durfey so that I can do work outside. 

I walk to blue wall to get food. 

I order a sandwich from the Deli. 

I took the sandwich to the geology lounge in order to consume it. 

I completed an assignment for my Roman history class.

 I walked to the BCRC to attend Writing and Biology. 

Categories:

Walking: walking between buildings 

Preparing: preparing the coffee, the podcast, and myself

Eating: I ate the pumpkin pie and the sandwich 

Drinking: I drank the coffee and the orange juice

Working: I did work for class

Walking acts as my primary mode of transportation around campus. I spend approximately most of my time ambling between Morrill and the Honors College. This 7-10 minute stroll accommodates the largest distance I must walk, therefore taking the most time. Once I am on the other side of campus, where Morrill is located, most of my walks will not take longer than 5 minutes. The walk between Morrill and Blue Wall falls in the middle of the day and marks the time where I purchase lunch. I will then walk with my lunch to various locations to consume it. Today I again walked for 5 minutes from Blue Wall to Morrill so that I can eat my lunch in the geology lounge. Sometimes I get ambitious and walk around Morrill without a map when I need to find a professor’s office. In that case I spend an extra 15 minutes lost in Morrill until I give up and look at a map. At the end of the day, after walking around to all my classes, I amble back to my dorm to eat a snack. From there I walk three minutes to the gym where I walk up the stair climber for approximately 15 minutes. After I walk back to my dorm, my strolls cease for the day unless I go to visit a friend.

EARLY MORNING

Today I had to get up at 5:25 AM as I had morning practice. My alarm rang on my phone, which is on my bedside table. It took me about 10 minutes to actually get out of bed so from 5:25 to around 5:35, I was enjoying the warmth of my bed. Before driving to the pool, I put my shoes on, as I was aleady wearing sweat pants, grabbed my keys, and said hi to my dog Prince. This took about 5 minutes. Then, I got in my car and drove to the pool for my swim practice in Boyden which started at 6, but we are advised to come at leas 10-15 minutes early. My car ride was about 7 minutes long, so I arrive around 5:48. I went to the locker room and quickly changed into my bathing suit. This took me around 2 minutes, so I was on deck and ready to swim at 5:50 AM.

MORNING 

I then swam from 6-7:30.  My practice was not too hard, but it has been a long week, so I was exhausted. We did a small warmup o deck, which included some stretches that took 20 minutes. After the on deck stretches, we did a 3 minute loosen swim, and then our coach explained us the set. The set was stations, it was 6 different stations that were each 9 minutes long. They were tiring, but timing ended perfectly and we finished around 7:30. At 7:30, I returned in my locker room to put my comfy clothes back on, which took me about 7 minutges. I then went home by car again, made some bland coffee in my Keurig that is located in my kitchen, and got ready for school in my bedroom on the first floor. My first class was at 9:05 AM and I had gotten home around 7:48. This took about 25 minutes. I brushed my teeth in the bathroom, put on some weather appropriate clothes from my bedroom. I left with 2 other girls, and my friend Sydnee drove me to class.

CLASS TIME

My 9:05 was Physics 132 locted in Hasbrouck, then my 10:10 was Microbiology 310. After those two classes, I had a sushi bowl from Blue Wall, relaxed a bit, drank some more coffee, did some homework and came to my 1:25. After this class is over, I have another swim practice from 3:30-6:30 PM. 

Categories: Early morning, Morning, Afternoon, Swimming, Studying/Academics, Coffee time,Transportation