NSLC Experience


NSLC is over 🙁 It went by really quickly but I had the best time ever. Thursday was the last day of scheduled activities and yesterday was checkout day. We ate breakfast at 7:30 with the remnants of our TA group and slowly people dwindled off and left.

NSLC people can skip this part – I’ll be explaining the basics to all our non NSLC friends. There were about 300 people that attended the conference on Medicine and Healthcare. The group was split into two teams – Med A and Med B each with about 150 people. The groups were further divided into smaller groups led by a TA (team adviser). Our TA was Michelle and she was awesome. The program included many activities. There were leadership lectures, medical lectures, Dr. Marfuggi was great with clinical rounds and his lectures, Casino night, the Pizza social (lol Pledge), Ropes Challenge Course, Washington trips, the Baltimore trip, National Library of Medicine, and the Walter Reed Museum of Health. On the first day we all met in our TA groups and everyone was quiet and shy. Michelle warned us that we would all be upset when we left, but no one believed her because most people thought others were not going to be friendly. But after a few days, we all knew each other really well and bonded nicely. Our team name was the “Fuzzy Duck Dippers.” We came up with an awesome cheer/ skit which we performed at the College Life Panel.

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Thanks to everyone for sharing all your crazy jokes and cool games (dibby dibby dip, Egyptian Rat Screw, the triangle game, the animal game, the color game, etc. ) Everyone is unique and special in your own way and this was the experience of a lifetime. Hopefully, I can use this to become a better person.

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Shoutouts to (in no particular order):

Maylene (May May) – Great work on the debate. You’ve been awesome. You rock! (Keep using Firefox)
Ari (Ice) – All the inside jokes – the bug mites, nuclear acid, the dripping fajita, just stop – thats it. You rock! (I showed you Firefox – you should use it but I have a feeling you probably won’t, but it’s okay) Nice work on the debate.
Aly – You weren’t in our group but you’re an awesome guest duckling!
Sharon (Shay) – Dibby Dibby Dip is the best game ever. (Keep using Firefox)
Kendall (Special K) – All the movie games and Harry Potter discussions! Great job on the debate.
Maggie (Magmoo) – Haha great nickname! Don’t worry, I wasn’t going to spoil Harry Potter so you don’t have to kill me with your shoes. And make sure you check to make sure there’s a chair before you sit down.
Erica (Rica) – You’re great! Thanks for sharing all that crazy Midwestern speak with everyone (Jimmies)
Angie – Finally, someone who likes to walk fast like me! Oh and the Yankees are better than the Red Sox 😀
Melissa (Missy) – Oops sorry about telling you the Masshole story. (I should have checked if you were from Massachusetts first). It’s all good though.
Courtney – I don’t understand how you like my accent. Anyway, keep in touch.
Mariano – My computer download/ forum dude. You rock.
Justin (Ju-Ju) – When you have something to say, say it. Great job on the debate.
Neha (Nay Nay) – I have the picture of you and Brock. I didn’t forget.
Shamli (Sham Sham) –The group party animal. Great job on choreographing the Fuzzy Duck Dippers’ dance /skit.
Joey-oeoeo – Not in our TA group but you’re awesome – too much to say about you. Great times.

everyone on the 7th floor (for being so crazy), all the Alex es, Dan, Shawn, anyone else I missed (so sorry – please yell at me).