Life After Connecticut College

So, my first semester of graduate school was pretty awesome. Admittedly, I was not a huge fan of Philly or Penn when I first got there...especially coming from beautiful conn college. But, I've really come to appreciate the school and the city for what they have to offer.
We had some great end of the semester department parties hosted by the department at a restuarant called the Bubble Tea House and on the 14th floor of the Biomedical Research Building. The Bubble Tea house is an Asian fusion restuarant that serves bubble tea and lots of other tea. It's always fun drinking and eating with your professors, something we should have done more often in college! I have to say, those student advisor selection parties at Dean A's house were pretty awesome! Anyway, the Bubble Tea House party was fun. The BRB party was also awesome, as I got slightly tipsy before heading to my final class (the party was in the early afternoon) in pharmaceutical ethics! Of course, it made class even more interesting. Don't worry, I was so nervous I'd do something embarrassing, even more embarrassing than normal, that I waited for about an hour of class before I decided I could speak coherently. But, I did get to know some of my classmates very well at both of those parties, and they are an interesting group of people. We have a lawyer from Merck Pharamceuticals, a lawyer for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a researcher for Pfizer, a big time (pharm hatin') lawyer from philly, a bunch of doctors, an executive at Johnson and Johnson, and some very accomplished professors just to name a few.
I also ended the semester with ANOTHER dinner party that included a different crowd of people and my brother as the lead chef. I'm never quite sure who's gonna show up, but a different mix show up each time and it always works out really well. Maybe I'll have one in january with Chris's awesome band! I listen to them all the time and I would recommend you do the same. Back to the dinner party, we had duck and sweet potatoe latkes! It all turned out really well and if you're looking for the recipe I'll send it your way.
I'm back home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin hanging out and trying to relax during my 40 day winter break, which will be my first real winter break since middle school. I will miss my florida swimming training trip, but milwaukee is just as warm. All you Jews I hope you had a good Hannukah, and everyone else have a good Christmas. But no matter who you are you should drink eggnog, apparently first consumed in Jamestown, Virginia after its founding in the early 17th century. WHO KNEW?